Simpson (1972)

“a poem should be read several times in order to

‘hear’ it and feel its emotions”.

SYMBOL is something which stands for something else

(in poetry) are said to be those words and group of words, which have a range of reference beyond their literal denotation

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Example:

Ah Sunflower-William Blake-

“Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who contests the steps of the sun; 

Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveler’s journey is done.” 

Symbolism in Colors

Black is used to represent death or evil. White stands for life and purity. Red can symbolize blood, passion, danger, or immoral character. Purple is a royal color. Yellow stands for violence or decay. Blue represents peacefulness and calm. 

Symbolic Objects

A chain can symbolize the coming together of two things.

A ladder can represent the relationship between heaven and earth.

A mirror can denote the sun but when it is broken, it can represent an unhappy union or a separation. 

Flowers as Symbols

o Roses stand for romance.

o Violets represent shyness.

o Lilies stand for beauty and temptation.

o Chrysanthemums represent perfection.

Structure

How is the whole poem to be organized? What will come first and what will come last? How is some sort of structure to be created? How are words, sentences, images, ideas,

feelings to be put together into something that holds together, seems complete, and will have a certain effect on the readers?

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Alphabetic Sequence- each word of the poem, in sequence, must contain each letter of the alphabet in consecutive running order

Transylvanian Extractions-Paul McCann-

A Blood Counting Dentist Elasticized Frankenstein's Gums.His Injections Just Kidnapped Loose Molars Never Offering

People Quick Replacements .Some Transformations Used Vampires With X-tremely Yellow

Zombies

Haiku- is a three-lined poem, often about nature

- The first line contains five syllables. - The second line contains seven syllables. - The third line contains five syllables.

Haiku

I am first with fiveThen seven in the middle

Five again to end.

Free Verse- has no set structure and does not need to follow a rhyme scheme

The City

Time draws on and the ground lays cold.The streets lay dormant in a dark sea of black,With lamp posts littered around the vast space,

Emitting an eerie light which creeps into all cracks.

A nearby bridge glistens with frost and due,It's metal a bitter cold, so harsh and sharp.

I gaze down into the reaches of the curdling,tumbling tide below as it cascades in symphony.

“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net

down.”

 Robert Frost

STANZAS &VERSE FORMS

- groups of lines divided from other groups by white space on the page

- has the effect of sectioning off the poem mark breaks in thought in the poem changes of scenery or imagery shifts in the direction of the poem

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Couplet (2 lines) Tercet (3 lines) Quatrain (4 lines) Cinquain (5 lines) Sestet (6 lines) 

I Love To Write Poems

I love to writeDay and night

What would my heart doBut cry, sigh and be blue

If I could not write

Writing feels goodAnd I know it should

Who could have knewThat what I do

Is write, write, write

- Unknown Author 

Theme

the statement the poem or the poet makes about its subject

usually may be expressed in several different ways

the meaning behind the poem

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Sunset—Coney Island -Langston Hughes-

The sun,Like the red yolk of a rotten egg,Falls behind the roller-coasterAnd the horizon sticksWith a putrid odor of colors.Down on the beachA little Jewish tailor from the Bronx,With a bad stomach,Throws up the hot-dog sandwiches He ate in the afternoonWhile life to himIs like a sick tomatoIn a garbage can. 

“A poet's autobiography is his poetry.”

   

Yevgeny Yevtushenko