Intro to Poetry - A Comprehensive Guide PDF

Intro to What is poetry? ➔ Poetry is a type of literature that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions ➔ Poets use form, structure, language, and sound to connect with their reader  Concrete:...

Intro to What is poetry? ➔ Poetry is a type of literature that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions ➔ Poets use form, structure, language, and sound to connect with their reader  Concrete: Haiku: A Japanese poem of 17 Types of A poem that's shape corresponds to the topic of the poem syllables, in 3 lines of 5-7- 5 syllables that is about poetry nature Sonnet: A poem with 14 lines, a formal rhyme scheme, and Free Verse: Epic: typically has an iambic A poem with no set line A long poem that tells about pentameter length, no set rhythm, no a hero’s deeds and rhyming pattern adventure of a hero Limerick: A short, often funny and light hearted poem that is Ballad: Elegy: five lines with an A-A-B-B- A poem with repeated A poem about serious A rhyme pattern words/phrases, has reflection, generally about rhythm, tells a simple laments for the dead with story no formal structure Poetry Terminolo ➔ Speaker v. Poet ◆ Poet - the writer of the poem gy ◆ Speaker - narrator of the poem ➔ Form ◆ What you see on the paper or the type of poem Ex. lines, stanzas, haiku, sonnet, etc. ➔ Structure ◆ The nuts and bolts of the poem ➔ Figure of Speech/Figurative Language ◆ Language that conveys meaning beyond the literal meaning of a word Ex. simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, onomatopoeia Poetry Terminology ➔ Couplet ◆ Pair of rhymed lines, or two-line unit (stanza) ➔ Quatrain cont. ◆ Four-line units (stanza) ➔ Meter ◆ Repeated pattern of rhythm ➔ Stanza ◆ Group of lines forming a verse ➔ Syntax ◆ The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clause, and sentences ➔ Theme ◆ Universal idea, lesson or message of the overall piece of literature Poetry Terminology ➔ Prosody ◆ The meter (regular pattern of rhythm) and rhyme of a poem ➔ Sound devices - create special effects to establish a mood, create rhythm, and cont. suggest different sounds ◆ Repetition a sound, word, phrase, or line repeated for emphasis and unity ◆ Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words ◆ Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in words that do not end with the same consonant ◆ Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words How to analyze poetry  To the best of your ability copy this anchor chart at the end of your notes Connotation Denotation The implied or suggested meaning of a The literal meaning of a word word (the definition you get from a dictionary) (the definition you or society makes up) Ex. “You are a dog.” Ex. “You are a dog.”