1. Warm- Up 4 Define the following terms in your notebook. These terms can be found in your SpringBoard book. 4 Metaphor 4 Personification 4 Simile 4 Symbol 4 Hyperbole 4 Imagery

2. POETRY NOTES

3. POETRY is… a type of literature that expresses ideas and feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

4. POETIC FORM 4 FORM - the appearance of the words on the page 4 LINE - a group of words together on one line of the poem 4 STANZA - a group of lines arranged together A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. - Emily Dickinson

5. POETIC SOUND EFFECTS

6. RHYMES Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds. A word always rhymes with itself. LAMP STAMP á Share the short “a” vowel sound á Share the combined “mp” consonant sound

7. RHYME SCHEME 4 a pattern of rhyming words or sounds (usually end rhyme, but not always). 4 Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern.

8. SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME A mighty creature is the germ, Though smaller than the pachyderm. His customary dwelling place Is deep within the human race. His childish pride he often pleases By giving people strange diseases. Do you, my poppet, feel infirm? You probably contain a germ. -“The Germ” by Ogden Nash AABBCCAAAABBCCAA

9. END RHYME 4 A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line Hector the Collector Collected bits of string. Collected dolls with broken heads And rusty bells that would not ring. -”Hector the Collector” by Shel Silverstein ABCBABCB

10. INTERNAL RHYME 4 A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line. Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December - “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

11. NEAR RHYME 4 Also known as imperfect or “close enough” rhyme. The words share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH ROSE LOSE á Different vowel sounds (long “o” and “oo” sound) á Share the same consonant sound (“s”)

12. OTHER TYPES OF POETIC DEVICES

13. CONNOTATION vs DENOTATION 4 Connotation: an emotional or social association with a word, giving meaning beyond the literal definition 4 Denotation: the specific, literal image, idea, concept, or object that a word or phrase refers to Word Denotation Connotation a starball of light/gas in the skya wish a familygroup of related individualslove, trust, closeness a dogfour legged mammalfriend, protector, pet

14. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

15. ALLITERATION 4 Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

16. ASSONANCE 4 Repeated VOWEL sounds in a line (or lines) of a poem 4 Often creates Near Rhyme A leal sailor even In a stormy sea Drinks deep God’s Name In ecstasy -”Peaceful Assonance” by Sri Chinmoy

17. ASSONANCE cont. Slow the low gradual moan came in the snowing. - From “Dauber: a poem” by John Masefield Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep. - From Othello by William Shakespeare

18. CONSONANCE 4 Similar to alliteration EXCEPT: –repeated consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words, not just at the beginning! And frightful a nightfall folded rueful a day …How a lush-kept plush-capped sloe Will, mouthed to flesh-burst, Gush!— - From “The Wreck of the Deutschland” by Gerald Manley Hopkins

19. Poetry Activity Each group will be assigned a poem. Complete the following tasks for your assigned poem: 1. Annotate the poem : Rhyme Scheme, Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance. 2. 4- Circle Activity: a.Choose the most significant word from the poem. Write its denotation and connotation. (Inner Circle) b.Draw three images that are evoked from the poem. (Second Circle) c.Write a thematic statement for the poem. (Third Circle) d.Summarize the poem. (Outer Circle)