Set A1. Sofia had hard time thinking about the

decision that would change her life forever.

2. Blackie was accidentally locked inside his dog house.

Set B1. I think that I shall never see

A poem as lovely as a tree

2. Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer

And these the last verses that I write for her

 What have you

noticed with the two sets of sentences?

What comes into your mind when you

hear the word poetry or poem?

  

What is Poetry?

Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience

expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language

choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has been known to employ meter

and rhyme.

Facts about Poetry1. The Epic of Gilgamesh, written

thousands ofyears ago in Mesopotamia, is theoldest extant poem.

2. One of the key areas of study in poetry is“prosody,” the study of meter and rhythm.

3. Aristotle believed there were threecategories of poetry: epic, tragic, and comic.

4. The haiku is one of the shortest forms ofpoetic writing. Originating in Japan, ahaiku poem is only seventeen syllables,typically broken down into three lines offive, seven, and five syllables, respectively.

5. World War One more than any other war is associated with the so-called ‘warpoets’. The poems written by men such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon andRupert Brooke, amongst others, is as poignant today as it was both during the war and immediately after it.

History of PoetryPoetry as an art form predates literacy. Some of the earliest poetry is believed to have been orally recited or sung. Following the development of writing, poetry has since developed into increasingly structured forms, though much poetry since the late 20th century has moved away from traditional forms towards the more vaguely defined free verse and prose poem formats.

The earliest literature of the ancient peoples, such as the Egyptians and the Sumerians, was poetry, including epics celebrating the adventures of heroes, ballads recounting the history of the race in the dim past, and songs expressing the joys, sorrows, and fears of the people who spoke through the poet.

Significance Of Poems & Poetry

1. Voices Your Thoughts2.Reveals Reality3.Expresses Beauty4.Depicts Historical Events

Luis Ponce de León was a Spanish lyric poet, Augustinian friar and theologian and academic, active during the Spanish Golden Age. He was greatly interested in the classics and made Spanish translations of the works of Greek and Latin writers. He has a deep influence upon Spanish literature and even upon poets and writes in the other lands.

The Life Removed

How tranquil is the lifeOf him who, shunning the vain world's uproar,

May follow, free from strife,The hidden path, of yore

Chosen by the few who conned true wisdom's lore! 

For he, with thoughts aloof,By proud men's great estate is not oppressed.

Nor marvels at the roofOf gold, built to attest

The Moor's skill, that on jasper pillars rest. 

He heeds not though fame raiseHis name afar on wings of rumour flung,

He cares not for the praiseOf cunning flatterer's tongue,

Nor for what truth sincere would leave unsung.

 What boots it my content

That the vain voice of fame should favour me,

If in its service spentI find myself to be

Vexed by dull care and gnawing misery?

O hill, O stream, O field,O solitary refuge of delight,

Since my bark now must yieldTo storm, your solace bright

I seek and flee this sea's tempestuous might.

 Sleep broken by no fear

Be mine, and a day clear, serene, and free,Shunning the look severe,

Lofty exceedingly,Of him whom gold exalts or ancestry.

May the birds awakeWith their sweet, unpremeditated song,

And those dark cares forsakeThat e'er to him belong

Who lives not in his independence strong! 

I to myself would live,To enjoy the blessings that to Heaven I

owe,Alone, contemplative,And freely love forgo,

Nor hope, fear, hatred, jealousy e'er know.

And while in miseryOthers are pledged to fierce ambition's

throng,Afire insatiably

For power that stays not long,May I in pleasant shade recite my song;

 Yea, lying in the shade,

My brow with bay and ivy immortal crowned,

My ear attentive madeTo the soft, tuneful sound

Of zither touched by fingers' skill profound.

Vocabulary WordsUproar- state of commotion,

excitement, or violent disturbanceSample Sentence: The town was in an

uproar over the proposal to build a jail. Yore-time past and especially long pastSample Sentence: The yore of her

childhood years still hunts her at the moment.

Con- to study or examine closelySample Sentence: Lorie likes having con

on the world’s most hideous secrets. Aloof -removed or distant either

physically orSample Sentence: They tried to

keep aloof from the politics of the day. Vexed- debated or discussed at length Sample Sentence: She was feeling

somewhat vexed over the RH Bill.

Solace- to give comfort to in grief or misfortune ; CONSOLE; to make cheerful

 Sample Sentence: I solaced myself with a book while I

waited for the bus.

Tempestuous- of, relating to, or resembling Sample Sentence: in terms of social change, the 1960s

are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history.

 Unpremeditated- characterized by not fully conscious

willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning.

Sample Sentence: She has unpremeditated preparations for her speech that is why she lost the contest.

Contemplative- marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance

Sample Sentence: She joined a contemplative order of nuns.

 Throng- a crowding together of many personsSample Sentence: He grabbed a megaphone and

addressed the vast throng. Insatiable- incapable of being satisfiedSample Sentence: Her desire for knowledge

was insatiable. Bay- reddish brownSample Sentence: The bay dress suits her body perfectly. 

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if 

otherwise

1. Poetry is often closely related to musical traditions, and much of it can be attributed to religious 

movements. 

TRUE

2. The oldest surviving poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh, from the 4th millennium BC in Sumer , which was written in papyrus 

script.  

FALSE

3. Aristotle believed there were three

categories of poetry: epic, tragic, and drama.

FALSE

4. Luis Ponce de León, was a Spanish lyric poet, 

Dominican friar

FALSE

5. Poetry since the late 18th century has moved away from 

traditional forms towards the more vaguely defined free verse and 

prose poem formats. 

FALSE

Identify what is being asked.

 (Significance of Poetry)

6. Through poetry, one can lend voice to one's thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Poetry allows you to 

visualize things from the eyes of the writer, thus marking the importance 

of writing poetry.

Voices Your Thoughts

7. Poetry is another form of expressing beauty and revealing your feelings. A fancy art in itself. 

Expresses Beauty

8. Poetry has been in existence since ages. Poems from the ancient historical eras give us a glimpse of the previous generations, right 

from depicting historical events to the primeval lifestyles. 

Depicts Historical Events

9. Real people, or precisely real poets, write poetry to express their real emotions which are otherwise difficult to reveal in 

words. 

Reveals Reality

10. How many stanzas do the poem “The Life Removed”  has?

Ten (10)

Identify what is being asked. 

11. The original text of the poem was written on what 

language?

Spanish

12. To give comfort to in grief or misfortune ; CONSOLE; to make 

cheerful 

Solace

13. Time past and especially long past

Yore

14. Debated or discussed at length

Vexed

15. A crowding together of many persons

Throng