Poetry

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Poetry
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Key Elements of Poetry

• Form and structure
• Sound
• Imagery
• Figurative language

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Form and Structure

• Poems are written in lines.
• Lines can vary in length and can fit the rhythm,
  feeling, or thought expressed in the poem.

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Form and Structure

• Lines that are grouped together are called
  stanzas.
• Stanzas are separated in the poem by a space.

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Form and Structure

• The way a poems lines and words are arranged on
  the page is called its form.
• A poet chooses a particular form based on the
  message or theme that he or she is trying to
  express.

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Forms of Poetry

• Ballad
• Epic
• Ode
• Sonnet
• Free Verse

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Ballad

• A type of narrative poem that tells a story.
• Has story elements setting, plot, and
  characters.
• Usually has regular patterns of rhythm and rhyme.

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Epic

• Long narrative poem about the adventures of a
  hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values
  of a nation or a group.

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Ode

• A lyric poem (song like) that addresses broad,
  serious themes such as justice, truth, or beauty.

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Sonnet

• A POEM THAT HAS
• Formal structure
• Contains fourteen lines
• Has a specific rhyme scheme and meter

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Free Verse

• Poetry without a regular pattern of rhyme,
  rhythm, or meter.
• Used for a variety of subjects.

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Sound in Poetry

• Sound devices are used in poetry to reinforce the
  meaning of a poem.
• Types of sound devices
• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Repetition
• Alliteration

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Rhyme

• The repetition of sounds, such as shell and well.
• Internal Rhyme the use of rhyming words within
  a line.
• End Rhyme the use of rhymes at the end of
  lines. (Also known as rhyme scheme)

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Rhythm

• The pattern of sound created by stressed and
  unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
• Stressed Syllables word parts that are read with
  emphasis
• Unstressed Syllables less emphasized word parts.

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Meter

• A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed
  syllables in a line of poetry.

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Repetition

• Refers to sounds, words, phrases, or lines that
  are stated or use more than once in a poem.
• Used to emphasize ideas or feelings

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Alliteration

• The repetition of sounds or letters at the
  beginnings of words.
• Consonance the repetition of a consonant
• Assonance the repetition of a vowel

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Imagery

• Refers to words and phrases that appeal to the
  five senses.
• Used to create a picture in the readers mind.

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Figurative Language

• Conveys a meaning beyond the ordinary, literal
  meaning.
• Types of figurative language
• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification

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Symbol

• A person, a place, an object, or an action that
  stands for something beyond itself.
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