Western Poetry Forms PDF

POETRY FORMS Creative Writing LET’S REVIEW! LET’S REVIEW!  , having existed for a very long time, was traditionally classified into three broad categories: 1. Narrative Poetry, a poem 2. Dramatic Poetry, poetry which intends to narrate a that exploits a dramatic...

POETRY FORMS Creative Writing LET’S REVIEW! LET’S REVIEW!  , having existed for a very long time, was traditionally classified into three broad categories: 1. Narrative Poetry, a poem 2. Dramatic Poetry, poetry which intends to narrate a that exploits a dramatic story; situation; [i.e. Epics, Ballad, Metrical [i.e. Soliloquy, Dramatic Romances] Monologue]  , having existed for a very long time, was traditionally classified into three broad categories: 3. Lyric Poetry, poetry that conveys very potent emotions, feelings, and sentiments. [i.e. Sonnets, Ode, Elegy, Villanelle] Sonnet Originated in the 13th Century Peaked during 14th Century because of Francesco Petrarch Petrarch’s “Canzoniere”, consists of 317 sonnets addressed to his beloved, Laura Basic meter of sonnet is Iambic Pentameter PETRARCHAN SONNET PETRARCHAN 14 lines long Divided into two parts: Volta is found in the 9th line First part is an octave (8-line stanza); Second part is a sestet (6-line stanza) PETRARCHAN SONNET The octave, which states a problem, asks a question or expresses an emotional tension, has the rhyme scheme: ABBAABBA The sestet, which resolves the problem, answers the question, or relieves the tension, has a varying or flexible rhyme scheme: CDECDE DCCDC CDECDE CDCDCD Shakespearean Sonnet Introduced by Sir Thomas Wyatt & Henry Howard in the 16th Century Three Quatrains and a Couplet Quatrains: abab cdcd efef Couplet: gg Volta is found in the 12th line SPENSERIAN SONNET Edmund Spenser modified the Shakesperian Sonnet Three quatrains and a couplet but with a different rhyme scheme Quatrains: abab bcbc cdcd Couplet: ee Volta is found in the 12th line  THE RISE OF FREE VERSE The French declared a movement in the late 1800s, vers libre, which was the root of the free verse poetry. The main objective of writers of free verse is to break away from the traditional conventions, and focusing on the flow of thought as they happen. One key feature of the free verse is the use of ENJAMBMENT (anjama), a term from French which means, “to step over or put a leg across”.  THE RISE OF FREE VERSE The French declared a movement in the late 1800s, vers libre, which was the root of the free verse poetry. The main objective of writers of free verse is to break away from the traditional conventions, and focusing on the flow of thought as they happen. One key feature of the free verse is the use of ENJAMBMENT (anjama), a term from French which means, “to step over or put a leg across”.  EXPERIMENTAL POETRY Living in the contemporary times call for an inarguable mix of creativity and ingenuity. This has also mapped unto poetry. Having been acquainted with some of these poems, we try and see the characteristics of experimental poetry. 1. Prose Poetry The prose poem essentially appears as prose, but reads like poetry. Prose Poetry utilized the paragraph like writing of poetry, deviating from the strict norms of writing in lines and stanza as well as rejection of a standard rhyme and meter. From poetry, Prose Poetry took the power of images and emotional evocation that is a hallmark of poetry. In short, prose poetry is poetry that is not composed in verse, but contains other poetic qualities. 2. Performance Poetry Sometimes referred to as spoken word or poetry slam Utilizes the stage as the printed page. Assuming that all poetry was written originally as spoken word, we can therefore see it as a means of communication. Subjects included politics, war, drinking, money, youth, old age, all themes which are regularly explored today at most performance poetry events. 3. Concrete Poetry Also known as shaped verse, visual poetry or pattern poetry. A form of poetry that deploys visual or typographical effects instead of the usual conventions of writing verses as they appear on the printed page. Writers use the structure of a poem to reinforce meaning, or to reflect on the subject matter of the poem. In writing a concrete poem, the writer utilizes the following elements: 4. Reverse Poetry A poem that can be read forward (top to bottom) and have a meaning, but can also be read backwards (bottom to top) and have a different meaning, often opposite the meaning when the poem is read normally. The power of reverse poetry is the dual nature of the topic. A distinct feature of such poetry is the interspersed use of both negative and positive statements that affirms or negates the preceding and succeeding statement, depending on the manner the poem is read. Another distinct feature of reverse poetry is the absence of punctuation marks. 4. Reverse Poetry Fantasy Is only a hiding place from Reality 5. Blackout Poetry Black out poetry was speculated to have been started in the 17th century. The basic premise of blackout poetry lies in the name of the art itself: using a marker (usually black) to erase all the other words in a printed page that the writer does not intend to use in his new ‘poem’. The practice of doing blackout poetry entails the use of a preprinted page (document, newspaper, magazine page, etc.) and erasing more than 50% of the printed words to compose one’s new poem. This process of erasing or eliminating words that will not be used is called redacting.  You! Thank you for your attention. I would be delighted to hear your thoughts and questions.