Are you a poet and don ’ t know it? Evaluation & Analysis of Poetry Writing Original Poetry
True or False #1 Imagery is a comparison using like or as.
True or False #2 A ballad is a form of verse meant to be sung or recited.
True or False #3 Symbolism is representing objects or ideas by other objects or ideas.
True or False #4 Rhyme scheme is a pattern of sounds written in free verse.
True or False #5 A refrain is a repeated line or stanza in a poem or song.
What does it mean? Read “ The Secret Heart. ” What does it mean? What is it about?
Lyric poem Poetry using highly musical verse Similar to a ballad but not usually a story told as long or as serious in nature “ The Secret Heart ”
Stanza A set of lines in poetry (~paragraph) Verse = one line in poetry How does it differ from a couplet? How does it differ from a quartet/quatrain? How does it differ from an octave?
Rhyme scheme A pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines in poems or songs, usually identified with letters. What is the rhyme scheme in “A Secret Heart”? 2-line stanza = _____________
Symbolism Heart = ____________ What does the “ glowing heart ” represent to the boy? What does “hands held up the sun” symbolize?
Imagery? Alliteration? Personification? Hyperbole? “Hands held up the sun” is an example of… “Too tender for the day to trace” is an example of… How do these quotes show theme?
More poetic devices… Metaphor vs. simile Hyperbole Personification Alliteration Repetition End rhyme vs. internal rhyme Meter
Definitions of poetic devices Metaphor vs. simile – comparison (with/without like or as) Hyperbole - exaggeration Personification –human traits to non-human Alliteration – repeats first consonant sound Repetition – repeats more than once (word, line, verse)
More definitions/foldable internal rhyme - same sound within line of poetry End rhyme- same sound at the end of lines Meter – pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables (~rhythm) Refrain – repeated stanza (~chorus)
Types of Poetry Narrative Free verse Sonnet Ode Elegy
Defining Types of Poetry Ode: poem that celebrates a subject; a tribute Haiku: Japanese poem about nature with lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables Free Verse: poetry without regular rhythm, meter, rhyme or structure Sonnet: 14-line poem in iambic pentameter; rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Which type did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow write? Elegy: a poem of mourning in response to the death of a person or group Ballad: poem meant to be sung (often sad) and has refrains, simple rhyme Narrative: poetry that tells a story (has setting, characters, plot); rhymes Lyric: poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer; songlike quality, rhymes
Ballad: “ Paul Revere ’ s Ride ” What does the rhythm suggest? What story is being told? What is the author ’ s purpose?
You ’ re a poet and don ’ t know it! Choose a stanza and write a continuation of the story “ Paul Revere ’ s Ride ” “ The Secret Heart ” Story Starter using a line of poetry chosen by the teacher
Test yourself #1 My thoughts scattered like leaves in the wind. Metaphor? Onomatopoeia? Simile?
Test yourself #2 The flowers danced in the grass. Repetition? Personification? Alliteration?
Test yourself #3 The tinkling of wind chimes… Onomatopoeia? End rhyme? Repetition?
Test yourself #4 As the snow fell My heart leapt with joy, joy, joy. End rhyme? Repetition? Personification?
Test yourself #5 My pancake is flat And that is that. Simile? Alliteration? End rhyme?