Poetry Class Introduction Aiden Yeh, Ph.D. Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages.
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Introduction to PoetryIntroduction to Poetry
Class meet poetry, poetry meet class
W.B.Yeats, PoliticsHOW can I, that girl standing there,My attention fixOn Roman or on RussianOr on Spanish politics?Yet here's a travelled man that knowsWhat he talks about,And there's a politicianThat has read and thought,And maybe what they say is trueOf war and war's alarms,But O that I were young againAnd held her in my arms!
What is poetry?What is poetry?• Princeton defines it as: literature in metrical
form • May be written independently, as discrete
poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.
• This means poetry can be rap and music!
Important VocabularyImportant Vocabulary• Stanza- a fixed number of lines of verse
forming a unit of a poem– See examples for couplet, tercet, and quatrain
Important VocabularyImportant Vocabulary• Couplet- A two-line stanza– Ex. “This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.”- Shakespeare
– Ex. 2 “I'm sure I've tasted this before, before, beforeI'm sure I've tasted this before”- Underoath
Important VocabularyImportant Vocabulary• Tercet- A three-line stanza– Ex.
“The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,Each like a corpse within its grave, untilThine azure sister of the Spring shall blow” - Shelly
– 2nd Ex “We are at war with the universe, the sky is fallingAnd the only thing that can save us nowIs sensitivity and compassion”- Lil Wayne (feat. Robin Thicke)
Important Vocabulary cont.Important Vocabulary cont.
• Quatrain- A four-line stanza– Ex.
“Tyger! Tyger! burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry?” – Blake
– Ex.2“'Cause dear, four years hurts less than five(And it’s never a good time)I am sorry for all my crimesAnd the wandering gaze of my unfaithful eyes”- Senses Fail
Important Vocabulary cont.Important Vocabulary cont.
• Syllable- a single vocal impulse– Ex. Cat (one syllable)– Ex. 2 Supercalifragilistic (eight syllables)
Important Vocabulary cont.Important Vocabulary cont.
• Rhyme- A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds– Ex. “And maybe what they say is true
Of war and war's alarms,But O that I were young againAnd held her in my arms!”- W.B. Yeats
– Ex. 2 “As I leave, believe I'm stompinbut when I come back, boy, I'm comin straight outta Compton.” – N.W.A.
Your Turn!Your Turn!• Work with the people at your table to create
an example of a …– Quatrain (one rhyming, one not rhyming)– Tercet (one rhyming, one not rhyming)– Couplet (one rhyming, one not rhyming)
• You have 7 minutes!
Rhyme SchemesRhyme Schemes• AA– “I’m a nobody. Who are you?
Are you a nobody, too?” –Emily Dickinson
• AABB– “as I was walking up the stairs
I met a man who wasn’t thereHe wasn’t there again todayI wish I wish he’d go away”- Anonymous
Rhyme SchemesRhyme Schemes• ABA– “I am green today
I chirp like a cricketSing and sway,”- Kelli Mckay
• ABAB– “My lipgloss is poppin’
My lipgloss is coolAll the boys be jockin’They chase me after school,” – Lil Mama
Your turn!Your turn!• With the people at your table, create an
example of AA, AABB, ABA, and ABAB rhyme• You will have 9 minutes