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Poetry (the fun way to use words)
Information edited from Mrs. McMullen’s slide share at http://slideplayer.com/slide/725188/By: Ms. machin
In poetry the sound and meanings of words are combined to express feelings, thoughts, and ideas.
The poet chooses words carefully.
Poetry is usually written in lines.
What is Poetry?
RhythmSound ImageryForms and Types
Poetry Elements
It is the flow of the beat in the poem.
It gives poetry a musical feel.
It can be fast or slow, depending on mood and subject of poem.
You can measure rhythm in meter, by counting the beats in each line.
Rhythm
Rhythm Example
Rhythm Example
Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. These sound devices include:
Rhyme
Repetition
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Sound
SIZZLE
Rhymes are words that end with the same sound. Like Cat in the Hat. This is the most common sound device in Poetry. However, not all poetry has to rhyme.
Rhyme
Repetition occurs when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem.
It creates a pattern
It increases rhythm
It strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem
Repetition
Let it go!Let it go!
Alliteration is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words as in the nursery rhyme: ‘‘Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.’’
Alliteration
They are words that represent the actual sound of something. Examples are:
The dog barks
The cat purrs
Thunder booms
Rain drips
Clock ticks
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Figurative language or figures of speech are tools that writers use to create images, or ‘‘paint pictures’’ in your mind.
Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles and symbolism are 5 figures of speech that create imagery.
Figurative Language
A simile compares 2 things using the words ‘‘like’’ or ‘‘as’’. Comparing one thing to another creates a vivid image. Example:
Jackneisha ran fast like a cheetah.
Simile
A metaphor compares 2 things that are different by using the words: is, are, was, were.
It gives the qualities of one thing to something that is quite different.
Metaphor
More examples of Metaphors
Personification gives human qualities and feelings to things that are not human- like animals or objects.
Personification
More examples of
Personification
A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous or funny. Examples:
You snore louder than a train engine.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Puerto Rico is the most beautiful place in the world.
Hyperbole
Symbolism occurs when a word, which has meaning in itself, is used to represent something entirely different. Examples are:
Using an image of the Puerto Rican flag to represent patriotism and a love for one’s country.
Using an apple to represent education.
Using a heart to represent love.
Symbolism
Lines and Stanzas
Most poems are written in lines.
A group of lines in a poem is called a stanza.
Stanzas separate ideas in a poem.
Poetry Form
LINE
STANZA
There are many types of Poetry; some are:
Acrostic
Shape
Couplet
Haiku
Cinquain
Diamante
Humorous
Narrative
Lyric
Free Verse
Types of Poetry
Acrostic Poetry
A Shape Poem is a type of poetry that describes an object and is shaped the same as the object the poem is describing.
Shape Poetry
I love Poetry