Poetry
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Poetry Graphic Elements • Refer to the poem’s APPEARANCE on the page. o LINE LENGTH Sets the meter o PUNCTUATION o WORD POSITION Are there words
placed at the end of lines to create a
rhyme?
Observations
As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot
Effect/Meaning
Line length- all short, look about equal
It reflects the short strides of the cat.
Punctuation- none
No stops or pauses to indicate the cat's quick and continuous movement.
Word position- none are used for a rhyme; 3 1-word lines
A rhyme scheme would make you pause. The rhythm is created with mostly 3 syllable words.
As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset, first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot. Prosody • Refers to a poem’s STRUCTURE AND RHYTHM. o STANZA- a group of lines forming a unit
Created by meter and rhyme Structure
o METER- a regular rhythm created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. A pair of an unstressed (SPOKEN SOFTLY) and stressed (SPOKEN LOUDLY) syllable is called a foot.
o IAMBIC PENTAMETER- the most common meter in poetry; 5 feet per line or 10 syllables. A line of iambic pentameter begins with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. It resembles a HEARTBEAT. o RHYME SCHEME- repetition of sounds at the end of words that form a pattern. A different letter of the alphabet signals each new rhyme.
Tone- sad Proof- burdens, tears, pain
I see the wrinkles in your suntanned brow, You carried burdens then; you see them now. You’ve heard the cries your people who in pain, Have shed their tears two hundred years like rain.
Poetic Devices •
Repetition ___________________________repeated use of words or phrases to emphasize meaning.
Tone- cautious Proof- repetition of Don't
Don't let him sway you with his sultry rhymes Don't let him woo and steal your heart away Don't let him touch your soul with soulful lines You know, my dear, he only wants to play
It emphasizes the importance of protecting your What%is%the%effect%of%the%repetition?________________________________________________________________% % heart 2"types"of"poetic"devices"that"create"sound:" % Alliteration 1. _________________________________________3%repetition%of%consonant%sounds%in%consecutive% or%neighboring%words.% % Onomatopoeia 2. ________________________________________3%the%use%of%a%word%or%phrase%that%imitates%or% suggests%the%sound%of%what%it%describes.% % % Onomatopoeia Softly swishing, sea swells S mimics the water Wind whips, wave washes W sound mimics the wind/waves Flip, flop fish flails
F sound mimics flopping
! When you read poetry, always look for literary elements such as: " Similes " Metaphors " Personification " Imagery Smell, touch, taste, sight, sound " Tone How should the piece be read? Serious,
% funny.... For"the"poem"below,"do"the"following:" 1. Label%the%stanzas.% 2. Label%the%rhyme%scheme.% All about the same 3. What%conclusion%can%be%made%about%the%line%length?_____________________________________% % All 8 syllables 4. What%conclusion%can%be%made%about%the%meter?__________________________________________% % 5. Highlight%and%label%at%least%one%example%of%alliteration.% 6. Identify%an%example%of%figurative%language.%Highlight%and%label%it.% % Creates imagery 7. What%is%the%effect%of%the%figurative%language?______________________________________________% % % The Eagle % % Alliteration %
He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with azure world, he stands.
Personification The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Simile
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Tone Vocabulary List Positive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable Amused Appreciative Authoritative Benevolent Brave Calm Cheerful Cheery Compassionate Complimentary Confident
Consoling Content Dreamy Ecstatic Elated Elevated Encouraging Energetic Enthusiastic Excited Exuberant Fanciful
Friendly Happy Hopeful Impassioned Jovial Joyful Jubilant Lighthearted Loving Optimistic Passionate Peaceful
Playful Pleasant Proud Relaxed Reverent Romantic Soothing Surprised Sweet Sympathetic Vibrant Whimsical
Furious Harsh Haughty Hateful Hurtful Indignant Inflammatory Insulting Irritated Manipulative Obnoxious Outraged Passive
Quarrelsome Shameful Smooth Snooty Superficial Surly Testy Threatening Tired Uninterested Wrathful
Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing Aggravated Agitated Angry Apathetic Arrogant Artificial Audacious Belligerent Bitter Boring Brash Childish
Choleric Coarse Cold Condemnatory Condescending Contradictory Critical Desperate Disappointed Disgruntled Disgusted Disinterested Facetious
Humor-Irony-Sarcasm Tone/Attitude Words Amused Bantering Bitter Caustic Comical Condescending Contemptuous Critical Cynical Disdainful
Droll Facetious Flippant Giddy Humorous Insolent Ironic Irreverent Joking Malicious
Mock-heroic Mocking Mock-serious Patronizing Pompous Quizzical Ribald Ridiculing Sad Sarcastic
Sardonic Satiric Scornful Sharp Silly Taunting Teasing Whimsical Wry
Sorrow-Fear-Worry Tone/Attitude Words Aggravated Agitated Anxious Apologetic Apprehensive Concerned Confused Dejected Depressed Despairing Disturbed
Embarrassed Fearful Foreboding Gloomy Grave Hollow Hopeless Horrific Horror Melancholy Miserable
Morose Mournful Nervous Numb Ominous Paranoid Pessimistic Pitiful Poignant Regretful Remorseful
Resigned Sad Serious Sober Solemn Somber Staid Upset
Intimae Judgmental Learned Loud Lyrical Matter-of-fact Meditative Nostalgic Objective Obsequious Patriotic Persuasive Pleading Pretentious Provocative
Questioning Reflective Reminiscent Resigned Restrained Seductive Sentimental Serious Shocking Sincere Unemotional Urgent Vexed Wistful Zealous
Neutral Tone/Attitude Words Admonitory Allusive Apathetic Authoritative Baffled Callous Candid Ceremonial Clinical Consoling Contemplative Conventional Detached Didactic Disbelieving
Dramatic Earnest Expectant Factual Fervent Formal Forthright Frivolous Haughty Histrionic Humble Incredulous Informative Inquisitive Instructive
Poetry Graphic Elements • Refer to the poem’s APPEARANCE on the page. o LINE LENGTH Sets the meter o PUNCTUATION o WORD POSITION Are there words
placed at the end of lines to create a
rhyme?
Observations
As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot
Effect/Meaning
Line length- all short, look about equal
It reflects the short strides of the cat.
Punctuation- none
No stops or pauses to indicate the cat's quick and continuous movement.
Word position- none are used for a rhyme; 3 1-word lines
A rhyme scheme would make you pause. The rhythm is created with mostly 3 syllable words.
As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset, first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot. Prosody • Refers to a poem’s STRUCTURE AND RHYTHM. o STANZA- a group of lines forming a unit
Created by meter and rhyme Structure
o METER- a regular rhythm created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. A pair of an unstressed (SPOKEN SOFTLY) and stressed (SPOKEN LOUDLY) syllable is called a foot.
o IAMBIC PENTAMETER- the most common meter in poetry; 5 feet per line or 10 syllables. A line of iambic pentameter begins with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. It resembles a HEARTBEAT. o RHYME SCHEME- repetition of sounds at the end of words that form a pattern. A different letter of the alphabet signals each new rhyme.
Tone- sad Proof- burdens, tears, pain
I see the wrinkles in your suntanned brow, You carried burdens then; you see them now. You’ve heard the cries your people who in pain, Have shed their tears two hundred years like rain.
Poetic Devices •
Repetition ___________________________repeated use of words or phrases to emphasize meaning.
Tone- cautious Proof- repetition of Don't
Don't let him sway you with his sultry rhymes Don't let him woo and steal your heart away Don't let him touch your soul with soulful lines You know, my dear, he only wants to play
It emphasizes the importance of protecting your What%is%the%effect%of%the%repetition?________________________________________________________________% % heart 2"types"of"poetic"devices"that"create"sound:" % Alliteration 1. _________________________________________3%repetition%of%consonant%sounds%in%consecutive% or%neighboring%words.% % Onomatopoeia 2. ________________________________________3%the%use%of%a%word%or%phrase%that%imitates%or% suggests%the%sound%of%what%it%describes.% % % Onomatopoeia Softly swishing, sea swells S mimics the water Wind whips, wave washes W sound mimics the wind/waves Flip, flop fish flails
F sound mimics flopping
! When you read poetry, always look for literary elements such as: " Similes " Metaphors " Personification " Imagery Smell, touch, taste, sight, sound " Tone How should the piece be read? Serious,
% funny.... For"the"poem"below,"do"the"following:" 1. Label%the%stanzas.% 2. Label%the%rhyme%scheme.% All about the same 3. What%conclusion%can%be%made%about%the%line%length?_____________________________________% % All 8 syllables 4. What%conclusion%can%be%made%about%the%meter?__________________________________________% % 5. Highlight%and%label%at%least%one%example%of%alliteration.% 6. Identify%an%example%of%figurative%language.%Highlight%and%label%it.% % Creates imagery 7. What%is%the%effect%of%the%figurative%language?______________________________________________% % % The Eagle % % Alliteration %
He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with azure world, he stands.
Personification The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Simile
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
%
Tone Vocabulary List Positive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable Amused Appreciative Authoritative Benevolent Brave Calm Cheerful Cheery Compassionate Complimentary Confident
Consoling Content Dreamy Ecstatic Elated Elevated Encouraging Energetic Enthusiastic Excited Exuberant Fanciful
Friendly Happy Hopeful Impassioned Jovial Joyful Jubilant Lighthearted Loving Optimistic Passionate Peaceful
Playful Pleasant Proud Relaxed Reverent Romantic Soothing Surprised Sweet Sympathetic Vibrant Whimsical
Furious Harsh Haughty Hateful Hurtful Indignant Inflammatory Insulting Irritated Manipulative Obnoxious Outraged Passive
Quarrelsome Shameful Smooth Snooty Superficial Surly Testy Threatening Tired Uninterested Wrathful
Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing Aggravated Agitated Angry Apathetic Arrogant Artificial Audacious Belligerent Bitter Boring Brash Childish
Choleric Coarse Cold Condemnatory Condescending Contradictory Critical Desperate Disappointed Disgruntled Disgusted Disinterested Facetious
Humor-Irony-Sarcasm Tone/Attitude Words Amused Bantering Bitter Caustic Comical Condescending Contemptuous Critical Cynical Disdainful
Droll Facetious Flippant Giddy Humorous Insolent Ironic Irreverent Joking Malicious
Mock-heroic Mocking Mock-serious Patronizing Pompous Quizzical Ribald Ridiculing Sad Sarcastic
Sardonic Satiric Scornful Sharp Silly Taunting Teasing Whimsical Wry
Sorrow-Fear-Worry Tone/Attitude Words Aggravated Agitated Anxious Apologetic Apprehensive Concerned Confused Dejected Depressed Despairing Disturbed
Embarrassed Fearful Foreboding Gloomy Grave Hollow Hopeless Horrific Horror Melancholy Miserable
Morose Mournful Nervous Numb Ominous Paranoid Pessimistic Pitiful Poignant Regretful Remorseful
Resigned Sad Serious Sober Solemn Somber Staid Upset
Intimae Judgmental Learned Loud Lyrical Matter-of-fact Meditative Nostalgic Objective Obsequious Patriotic Persuasive Pleading Pretentious Provocative
Questioning Reflective Reminiscent Resigned Restrained Seductive Sentimental Serious Shocking Sincere Unemotional Urgent Vexed Wistful Zealous
Neutral Tone/Attitude Words Admonitory Allusive Apathetic Authoritative Baffled Callous Candid Ceremonial Clinical Consoling Contemplative Conventional Detached Didactic Disbelieving
Dramatic Earnest Expectant Factual Fervent Formal Forthright Frivolous Haughty Histrionic Humble Incredulous Informative Inquisitive Instructive
