Elements of Poetry Notes PDF

What is poetry? Poetry is a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking imaginative ways. Refrains Li ne s Stanzas Elements of Poetry So de und vic es Poetic language Repetitions Elements of Poetry Lines and Stanzas 1. Poetry is divided i...

What is poetry? Poetry is a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking imaginative ways. Refrains Li ne s Stanzas Elements of Poetry So de und vic es Poetic language Repetitions Elements of Poetry Lines and Stanzas 1. Poetry is divided into lines, or groups of words. 2. Lines are organized in units of meaning called stanzas. The lines in a stanza work together to express one key idea. 3. A blank line, called a stanza break, signals that one stanza has ended and a new stanza is beginning. Elements of Poetry Refrains and Repetition Refrain – a line or group of lines that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem…reminds readers of a key idea…often repeated at the end of each stanza. Variations – changing one or more words with each repetition Elements of Poetry Sound Devices 1. Rhythm – a beat, created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words 2. Meter – a pattern of rhythm 3. Feet – units of stressed and unstressed syllables…Meter is measured in feet. Elements of Poetry Sound Devices 4. Rhyme – the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words For example: tin and pin hand and sand 5. Rhyme scheme – when rhymes follow a particular pattern Example of Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme How doth the little crocodile A Improve his shining tail, B And pour the waters of the Nile A On every golden scale! B Additional Sound Devices 1. Alliteration – is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginnings of words, as in slippery slope. 2. Repetition – is the use of any element of language – a sound, word, or phrase – more than once. 3. Onomatopoeia – is the use of words that imitate sounds. splat, hiss, gurgle Poetic Language Shade of Meaning 1. Denotation – dictionary definition of a word 2. Connotation – consists of the ideas and feelings that a word brings to mind canine dog pooch friendly, lovable dog mongrel mean, ugly mixed-breed dog Poetic Language 3. Imagery – descriptions that appeal to the five senses…Imagery helps poets convey what they see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Example: Taste the green in the lettuce, Hear the crunch of its freshness, Smell its earth perfume. Poetic Language Figurative Language – language that is not meant to be taken literally 3 Common Types 1. Simile – uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things 2. Metaphor – describes one thing as if it were something else 3. Personification – human qualities are given to nonhuman objects Examples of Figurative Language Simile - His hands were as cold as steel. Metaphor - My chores were a mountain waiting to be climbed. Personification - The fingertips of the rain tapped a steady beat on the windowpane.