writing in whichlanguage, imagery,and sound combineto create a special emotional effect
writing in whichlanguage, imagery,and sound combineto create a special emotional effect
has a plot, has a plot, characterscharacters, , setting, setting, andandtells a tells a storystory
poetry in which onepoetry in which oneor more charactersor more characters
speakspeak
a short, musical, narrativepoem—often
romantic in nature
a poem a poem whosewhosewords form words form thetheshape of theshape of thesubject subject mattermatter
Iam
a veryspecial
shape I havethree points and
three lines straight.Look through my words
and you will see, the shapethat I am meant to be. I'm just
not words caught in a tangle. Lookclose to see a small triangle. My angles
add to one hundred and eighty degrees, youlearn this at school with your abc's. Practice your
maths and you will see, some other fine examples of me.
Triangle
a poem that expressesa poem that expresses
the personal feelingsthe personal feelings
or thought of a speaker—or thought of a speaker—
Has a musical qualityHas a musical quality
• five line poem• first, second, and fifth lines
rhyme and have three beats• third and fourth lines rhyme
and have two beats• Usually silly and humorous
• five line poem• first, second, and fifth lines
rhyme and have three beats• third and fourth lines rhyme
and have two beats• Usually silly and humorous
a fourteen linea fourteen line poem,poem,
usually rhymedusually rhymed
Two syllables - first lineFour syllables - second line
Six syllables - third lineEight syllables - fourth line
Two syllables - fifth line
Two syllables - first lineFour syllables - second line
Six syllables - third lineEight syllables - fourth line
Two syllables - fifth line
a short poem consisting of five,usually unrhymed lines
a short poem consisting of five,usually unrhymed lines
• three line poem about nature• seventeen syllables total
• first line – five syllables• second line – seven syllables• third line – five syllables
long, formal long, formal lyric poemlyric poem
with a with a seriousserious
Theme—It is Theme—It is often praise often praise to an object.to an object.
couplet – two linescouplet – two linesquatrain – four linesquatrain – four linessestet – six linessestet – six lines
octave – eight linesoctave – eight lines
when words are usedin poetry with a
repetition of sounds
when two orwhen two or more words atmore words atthe end of a linethe end of a line of poetry rhymeof poetry rhyme
rhyme in which the rhyme in which the final sounds are final sounds are similar,similar, but notbut not identicalidentical
example:example:
stone - one
stone - one
rhyme that occurswithin the same line
Example:Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered weak and weary
a regular pattern of rhyming words at the
end of a line of poetry.
Letters are used to identify each new
rhyme.(ex. abab, aabb)
poetry that has nopoetry that has no rhyme scheme rhyme scheme or or regular regular rhythm rhythm and depends and depends on on natural speech rhythmsnatural speech rhythms
pattern of beatsin written language
a sound, word, phrase, or sentence that is said several times
a word, phrase, line, orgroup of lines repeatedregularly – usually atthe end of a stanza
the voice of a poem or the
role of the poet in the poem
A poem in which onecharacter speaks toone or morelisteners
A poem which A poem which contains contains characters characters talking totalking toeach othereach other
a comparison that is a comparison that is developed over severaldeveloped over several
lines of writing orlines of writing orthroughoutthroughout
an entire poeman entire poem
repeating of similarrepeating of similarconsonant sounds closeconsonant sounds closetogether in a group oftogether in a group of
wordswordsExample:Example:Open here I Open here I flungflung the shutter, the shutter,when, with many a when, with many a flirtflirt and and flutterflutter
repeating of similar vowelrepeating of similar vowelsounds without repetitionsounds without repetitionof similar consonant of similar consonant soundssounds
repeating of similar vowelrepeating of similar vowelsounds without repetitionsounds without repetitionof similar consonant of similar consonant soundssounds
examples:stony – holylake - fate
examples:stony – holylake - fate
repeating ofrepeating ofthe samethe sameor similaror similarfinalfinalconsonantconsonantsoundssounds
pingpong
tick
tock
words that imitatewords that imitatesoundssounds
meowchirp
smashbuzz
a deliberate useof exaggeration.The goal – laughter,to make a point, or persuasion
His feet areas big as abarge!
unrhymed poetry written with an unrhymed poetry written with an alternating pattern ofalternating pattern of
stressed and unstressedstressed and unstressedsyllables. The rhythm created by syllables. The rhythm created by
this pattern resemblesthis pattern resembles the natural rhythm ofthe natural rhythm of
spoken English.spoken English.(Used by William Shakespeare)(Used by William Shakespeare)