POETRY

WHAT IS POETRY?

POETRY IS… Writing that formulates an

imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm.

Poetry tells a story

WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION?

WHAT IS PROSE?

PROSE IS… Prose is the most typical form of language. The English word 'prose' is derived from the Latin word prōsa, which literally translates as 'straight-forward.

POETRY -VS- PROSE

Poetry

Prose

STANZAS*The way a poem is organized*Grouping of lines, set off by a

space*Named according to line length*Signal change

TYPES OF STANZAS? What is a one

line stanza? What is a two

line stanza? What is a three

line stanza? What is a four

line stanza?

NAME THAT STANZA…

“Witch Way”With warts on her nose

And sharp pointy toes,She flies through the night on her broom.

With covers pulled tightIn the shadows of night,I hide in the dark of my room.

“PUMPKINS ON GUARD”

Look at all the pumpkin facesLighting up so many places.

On the porch and in the yard,Pumpkin faces standing guard.

Looking friendly, looking mean,

With a smile or with a scream.

Orange faces burning brightIn the cool October night.

“FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS”I fell asleep in class today,as I was awfully bored.I laid my head upon my deskand closed my eyes and snored.

I woke to find a piece of papersticking to my face.I’d slobbered on my textbooks,and my hair was a disgrace.

My clothes were badly rumpled,and my eyes were glazed and

red.My binder left a threeRing indentation in my head.

I slept through class, and probably

I would have slept some more,

except my students woke me

as they headed out the door.

RHYME SCHEME

RHYME SCHEME IS…. Arrangement of rhymes in a

poem Rhyming Pattern The first rhyme sound of a poem

is labeled “A” Letters used to indicate which lines

rhyme.

“I’M LATE FOR SCHOOL” I got up late for school today,

And nearly missed the bus!I hurried down the stairs,Wolfed my toast, and caused a fuss!

I quickly threw books in my bag,My pens, my lunch and shorts.Grabbed my coat from out the cupboard,Took my bat and ball for sports.

I slid across the kitchen floor,And hopped around the cat!Then expertly rolled over,Jumped back up and grabbed my hat!

I belted out of our front door,Spun round and swung it shut.Saw the bus was waiting for me,I felt I had time to strut!

I climbed aboard and then froze still,And knew that things weren't right!My friends fell down in fits of fun,And pointed with delight!

My face went red, I couldn't breathe,For in my haste I knew!I'd forgotten to wear trousers,Jumper, shirt, my socks and shoes!

“MY DAD’S OLD CAR”Rattle, hum, hiss, bang,This car has got to go!It really is quite sick,It huffs and puffs and blows!

Crackle, whizz, cough, wheeze,I think it's going to stop!We've just gone round a cornerAnd the engine fell right off!

EXAMPLE OF RHYME SCHEME 'I Heard a Bird Sing' by Oliver Herford

I heard a bird sing A

In the dark of December B

A magical thing A

And sweet to remember. B

'We are nearer to Spring A

Than we were in September,‘ B

I heard a bird sing A

In the dark of December. B

EX #2 “CAMELS IN THE CLASSROOM” Don’t bring camels in the

classroom.Don’t bring scorpions to school.Don’t bring rhinos, rats, or reindeer.Don’t bring mice or moose or mule.

Pull your penguin off the playground.Put your python in a tree.Place your platypus whereveryou think platypi should be.

Lose your leopard and your lemur.Leave your llama and your leech.Take your tiger, toad, and toucananywhere but where they teach.

Send your wombat and your weaselwith your wasp and wolverine. Hide your hedgehog and hyenawhere you’re sure they won’t be seen.

Please get rid of your gorilla.Please kick out your kangaroo.No, the teacher didn’t mean itwhen she called the class a "zoo."

EX #3 There once was a man from BlackheathWho sat on his set of false teeth.He cried with a start,“Oh, Lord, bless my heart!I’ve bitten myself underneath!”

What is the pattern of this poem?

FREE VERSE

FREE VERSE IS…

*Poetry that doesn't have to rhyme *No certain amount of lines or syllables.

*Relies on “words” to create emotional effect

*No structure

“I DREAMED IN A DREAM” By: Walt Whitman

  I DREAM'D in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the    whole of the rest of the earth,  

I dream'd that was the new city of Friends,  

Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love, it led    the rest,  

It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city,  And in all their looks and words.

LINE BREAKS

WHAT IS A LINE BREAK? Emphasize a pause or silence “Hidden punctuation” Sets the rhythm and flow Create the shape of the poem Usually end in a noun, verb, adverb Affect sound, meaning,appearance

“BUBBLES”

INTERACTIVE LINE BREAK ACTIVITY http://www.readwritethink.org/

classroom-resources/student-interactives/line-break-explorer-30018.html

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“BUBBLES”Floating holes

Reflecting spheresLittle rainbow heads

Glued together like magnetsLiquid crystal balls

Silent popcornbubbles

LINE LENGTH IS… How few or how many words

there are in each line Line length helps a poet achieve

a desired rhyming pattern or create a certain emphasis or rhyme with the words of a poem.

“THE RED WHEELBARROW”

So much dependsUponA red wheel Barrow

Glazed with rainWater

Beside the whitechickens

What do you notice about the pattern of this poem?

How did the line length effect the rhythm of the poem?

CAPITALIZATION

CAPITALIZATION First letter of each line

capitalized The title of poems should be

capitalized The basic rules of capitalization

apply Places emphasis on certain

words

“AUTUMN GREETING”Come, said the

Wind to the Leaves one day.

Come over the meadow and we will play

Put on your dresses of red and gold.

For summer is gone and the days grow cold.

“PETER, PETER, PIZZA EATER” Peter, Peter,

pizza eater,How I wish that you were neater.Half the pizza’s on your shirt.Clean the mess, or no dessert.

SEE HOW IT WORKS…

ALLITERATION

WHAT IS ALLITERATION? Repetition of the same sound/letter Tongue Twister Rhyming comes at the “front” of the

word Examples: A: An ape ate Ace’s acorn.

B: Baby Bobby bed bounced better by bedtime C: Cory collected cola cans

“PETER PIPER”Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickles Peter Piper pickedIf Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

Can you point out the alliteration in this poem?

“SILLY SALLY”Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooedshilly-shallied south.These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack;Sheep should sleep in a shed.

Can you point out the alliteration In this poem?

PICK OUT THE SENTENCES WITH ALLITERATION?1. The baron was

busy as a bee.2. The dog was dead

as a doornail.3. Garry gathered the

garbage.4. Paula planted the

petunias in the pot.5. Drew threw the

few new screws.

6. Lazy lizards lying like lumps!7. Show Shawn Sharon's shabby shoes.8. Boil the butter and bring it by the bank.9. Find fancy foods.10. Kim comes to cut colorful kites

PERSONIFICATION

PERSONIFICATION IS…●Giving HUMAN TRAITS (qualities,

feelings,actions or characteristics) directly to a non-living object.

●Writers use personification to emphasize something or make it stand out.

HOW CAN I USE IT? You can personify objects:“The lights blinked in the distance.”“The moon is a harsh mistress.”“Your computer hates me.” You can personify concepts:“Time marches on.”“It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” You can personify animals:“The birds expressed their joy.”“The groundhog hovered indecisively.”

THE CAT AND THE FIDDLEHey diddle, Diddle,The cat and the fiddle,The cow jumped over the moon;The little dog laughed To see such sport,And the dish ran away with the spoon.

“TWO SUNFLOWERS MOVE IN THE YELLOW ROOM”

"Ah, William, we're weary of weather,"said the sunflowers, shining with dew."Our traveling habits have tired us.Can you give us a room with a view?"

They arranged themselves at the windowand counted the steps of the sun,and they both took root in the carpetwhere the topaz tortoises run.

“THE SUN HAD A NASTY DAY”

The sun just had a nasty day,refused to smile or shine.It stayed behind the dark gray clouds,a mottled, grim design.But shortly after dinner timeone ray poked though the gray,a spark of golden yellow warmthreminding us of day.

“THE TRAIN”I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up,And stop to feed itself at tanks;And then, prodigious, stepAround a pile of mountains,And, supercilious, peerIn shanties by the sides of roads;And then a quarry pare

To fit its sides, and crawl between, Complaining all the whileIn horrid, hooting stanza;Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;Then, punctual as a start its own,Stop-docile and omnipotent-A stable door.

SIMILES

WHAT IS A SIMILE? Comparing two unlike objects using

“like” or “as” Help us express experiences that are

“beyond words”. Create pictures in your mind Helps the reader relate through the

“senses”

“PREDICTABLE”Poor as a church mouse. strong as an ox, cute as a button, smart as a fox.

thin as a toothpick, white as a ghost, fit as a fiddle, dumb as a post.

bald as an eagle, neat as a pin, proud as a peacock, ugly as sin. When people are talking you know what they'll say as soon as they start to use a cliché.

“A DREAM DEFERRED”What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.Or does it explode?

TRY A FEW …1. The candy tasted as sweet as __________________________________________.2. The ice cream truck sounded like a _____________________________________.3. Her smile was as wide as a __________________________________________.4. She ran as fast as a _________________________________________________.5. The pickle tasted as sour as a _________________________________________.6. The movie was as sad as ____________________________________________.7. Their teacher was as smart as ________________________________________.8. The aquarium looked like a _________________________________________.9. The berries were as red as a _________________________________________.10. His old tennis shoes smelled like a ___________________________________.

METAPHORS

A METAPHOR IS… A way of relating one thing to another Help us describe, visualize and make

sense of the world around us. A comparison made between two unlike

things that actually have something in common.

EX: Her hair is silk

EXAMPLE 1

The field is a rainbow of colors

EXAMPLE 2:

The leaves are a blanket covering the ground

EXAMPLE 3:

The clouds are balls of cotton

“STARS”A star is a featherfrom a dove’s wing. It’s a silver yo-yobouncing on a string. A star is a teardropfalling down night’s face.

It’s a milky snowflakepatterned like lace. A star is a jewelin the Queen’s crown. It’s a hole in the skyto let angels look down.

ONOMATOPOEIA IS… A word that “sounds” like the object it

names. Ex: zipper The sound of the word “imitates” the

sound the object makes. Ex: Slurp, Bang, Zip

Words that share a relationship with the object they describe

A way to catch the reader’s attention

FOR EXAMPLE…Meow is used to indicate the sound

a cat makes.

Quack is used to indicate the sound a duck makes.

Hiss is used to indicate the sound a snake makes.

Gobble is used to indicate the sound a turkey makes.

Cluck is used to indicate the sound a chicken makes.

Buzz is used to indicate the sound a bee makes.

Thud is used to indicate the sound a book makes when it hits the floor.

Click is used to indicate the sound a light switch makes when it's turned on or off.

Pop is used to indicate the sound a bursting balloon makes.

Tic-tock is used to indicate the sound a clock makes.

MIX AND MATCHMatch the sentence with the sound.

A plate being dropped on the floor. TINKLE

A balloon being burst. BANGA gun being shot. SMASH Someone eating crisps. GROWLA light being switched on. POPA fierce dog. CRUNCHA small bell being rung. CLICK

WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR?

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

“NOISES”The click of the clock, the creak of the stair,

The squeak of a mouse and the swoosh of the air.

The groan of the house as it settles below,

And outside the window, the patter of snow.

The scruff of the dog's paws below where I rest

The rattle of the window that seems to face West.

The jingle of bells from a wind chime next door

The unearthly sounds of a truly loud snore.

The crunching of snow under an animal's feet,

The honk of a horn from right down the street.

So many noises I just want to weep,

Is it too much to ask for some sleep?

“FIREWORKS”Bang boom zoomIs what I hear!Eye-catching colorsFast appearBang boom zoomIs what I hear!Colorful paint dropsInvade the air

Bang boom zoomIs what I hear!Eye catching colorsSlowly disappearBang boom zoomIs what I hear!These colorful fireworksI really seem to fear