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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Please don’t groan……yet
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Overview and Objectives
What is the point of writing
and reading poetry?
Or is it only for people like
that?
I am soooo smart
!
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
What is Poetry?
Poetry vs. Prose
Rhythm and Meter
Imagery
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Good
Form and Content
Do you have what it takes?
Vs.
Bad
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Creating Poetry
AuthorsAudiencesContexts
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Let me explain…
GenresMovements
Forms
(No, no time. Let me sum up!)
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Anglo-Saxon and Middle English
AlliterationTypesSimpleThemes
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Sonnets
Renaissance OriginsTwo Types
Love
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Romantic
LyricalIndividuali
smNature
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Humorous
EpigramsLimericks
Satire
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
Modern
The Time Period
ExistentialNarrowed
focus
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres
And so we return…
Why we read poetry
Why we write poetry
Its purpose and use in society
More information
So wait… what am I
supposed to be doing?
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Poetry: A Presentation
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt
General Overview
Examples and Genres