1. Poetry
Friday Period 4 & 5

2. How is poetry written? Rhyme Scheme Made up of rhythm i.e. abab
Stressed or unstressed syllables
Stanzas
Lines
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now,
Will be a totter'd weed of small worth held:
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days;
To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.

3. Different ways poetry is written:
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Narrative
Epic
Couplet
Free Verse

4. Sonnet Structural features Rhyme scheme Shakespeare loved them!
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now,
Will be a totter'd weed of small worth held:
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days;
To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserv'd thy beauty's use,
If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,'
Proving his beauty by succession thine!
This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.
Structural features
14 Lines
10 syllables per line
Rhyme scheme
abab-cdcd-efef-gg
Shakespeare loved them!
Usually love poems
Usually written to someone
Direct address is common

5. Narrative Poems Tells a story It may or may not rhyme
There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot
Structure
Opening stanza – Introduce your character and create context
Middle stanza/s – Write a stanza for each main point you wish to make about your character
Closing stanza – Shows how your story ends

6. Epic Poems Some narrative poems are very long
These are called “epic” poems
Often they record the stories of great events or famous people

7. The Ballad Very common form of narrative poem
Usually has a strong regular rhyme and rhythm
Often put to music and sung
Before news media, they were a favourite way of informing people about great events or people
Examples: “The Highwayman” and “The Lady of Shallot”.

8. Free Verse The natural rhythms of ordinary speech
Structured by their meaning
The poets thoughts and emotions determine the flow of the verse
Lack formal or definite pattern
Rhyme is rarely used
Patterns of sound such as assonance and alliteration are usually present
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9. Why poetry is written? Poem  Language and Ideas  Meaning
How does it make us feel?
Is the poet trying to protest about something?
Is the poet trying to highlight a current social/political/economic issue?
What are they trying to tell us?

10. Evacuee by Isobel Thrilling
Setting/Context
Discussing a war torn city where a young girl is evacuating her home
Main elements in the poem
Young girl
Doll
Fear
Go through the answers together.
Read the poem and annotate
Answer the questions on the following page