POETRYPOETRY

Elements of Poetry

Sound DevicesSound Devices

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

RHYMERHYME

• Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words, such as – drink & stink

– world & hurled

• it makes poetry fun to read and write.

RhythmRhythm

• Rhythm is the beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables: the cat sat on the mat.

Example of RhythmExample of Rhythm

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

and of all the king’s horses and all of the

King’s men

couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together

again.

Practice your rhythmPractice your rhythm

Clankity Clankity Clankity Clank!Ankylosaurus was built like a tank,Its hide was a fortress as sturdy as steel,It tended to be an inedible meal.

It was armored in front, it was armored behind,There wasn’t a thing on its minuscule mind,It waddled about on its four stubby legs,Nibbling on plants with a mouthful of pegs.

Ankylosaurus was best left alone, Its tail was a cudgel of gristle and bone,Clankity Clankity Clankity Clank!Ankylosaurus was built like a tank. By: Jack Prelutsky

More Rhythm PracticeMore Rhythm Practice

Iguanodon, Iguanodon,Whatever made you fade,You’ve traveled on, Iguanodon,We wish you could have stayed.

Iguanodon, Iguanodon,We’ve sought you everywhere, Both here and yon, Iguanodon,But failed to find you there.

Iguanodon, Iguanodon,You were a gentle kind,But now you’re gone, Iguanodon,And left your bones behind

RepetitionRepetition

• Repetition is used to make an impact on the poem’s tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the poem.

• Here comes summer,

• Here comes summer,

• Chirping robin, budding rose.

• Here comes summer,

• Here comes summer,

• Gentle showers, summer clothes.

• By Shel Silverstein

Alliteration

• Alliteration uses the same beginning word sounds over and over, like a tongue twister.

• They are written for the fun they bring when they are read.

• My beautiful bubbles burst and then,• I simply blow some more again.

• The setting sun slipped slowly down,• Making room for the milky moon.

An Alliteration Poem An Alliteration Poem

A fly and a flea flew up in a flue.

Said the fly to the flea, “What shall we do?”

“Let’s fly,” said the flea.

“Let’s flee,” said the fly.

So they fluttered and flew up a flaw in the flue

Another Alliteration PoemAnother Alliteration Poem

• Down the slippery slide they slid

• Sitting slightly sideways;

• Slipping swiftly see them skid

• On holidays and Fridays

A tongue twisterA tongue twister

“Night, night, Knight”, said one Knight

to the other knight the other night.

“Night, night, Knight.”

A Super Tongue TwisterA Super Tongue Twister

• Esau Wood sawed wood. Esau Wood would saw wood. Oh, the wood that Wood would saw! One day Esau Wood saw a saw saw wood as no other woodsaw Wood ever saw would saw wood. Of all the woodsaws Wood ever saw saw wood, Wood never saw a woodsaw that would saw wood like the woodsaw Wood saw would saw wood. Now Esau Wood saws with that saw he saw saw wood.

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds:crashbang

• hisssplat

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

• Figurative language is writing or speech tht is not meant to be taken literally.

• The many types of figurative language are called figures of speech.

• Figures of speech are used to stte ideas in a vivid and imaginative way– Metaphors– Similes– personification

Simile and Metaphor

• Similes are comparisons that use “like” or “as.” Her eyes are as green as emeralds. Clouds soft and fluffy like marshmallows.

• Metaphors are comparisons that say one thing is another. My father’s anger is a volcano about to blow.

PersonificationPersonification

• Personification gives human qualities to something that is nonhuman: – The ocean crashed angrily during the storm.

Sensory LanguageSensory Language

• Sensory language is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses— sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

• This language creates word pictures or creates word pictures or images.images.

• Poets often use these word pictures to help the reader experience a poem fully

Forms of PoetryForms of Poetry

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Form Poems– Concrete– Haiku– Limerick– Diamante

NarrativeNarrative

• Narrative poetry tells a story in verse. Narrative poems often have similar elements to a short story, such as plot and characters.

• See “Oranges” by Gary Soto in your book page 511-5123/Readers Notebook 206-208. This is the mostly non-fictional recollection of a twelve year old boy who sets out from his home and walks over to a young girl’s house.

• While you read, notice sensory language and similes

OrangesOranges

• The first time I walkedWith a girl, I was twelve,Cold, and weighted downWith two oranges in my jacket.December. Frost crackingBeneath my steps, my breathBefore me, then gone,As I walked towardHer house, the one whosePorch light burned yellowNight and day, in any weather.

Oranges continuedOranges continued

• A dog barked at me, untilShe came out pullingAt her gloves, face brightWith rouge. I smiled,Touched her shoulder, and ledHer down the street, acrossA used car lot and a lineOf newly planted trees,Until we were breathingBefore a drugstore. WeEntered, the tiny bellBringing a salesladyDown a narrow aisle of goods.

Oranges continuedOranges continued

• I turned to the candiesTiered like bleachers,And asked what she wanted -Light in her eyes, a smileStarting at the cornersOf her mouth. I fingeredA nickel in my pocket,And when she lifted a chocolateThat cost a dime,I didn't say anything.I took the nickel fromMy pocket, then an orange,And set them quietly onThe counter. When I looked up,The lady's eyes met mine,And held them, knowingVery well what it was allAbout.

Oranges continuedOranges continued

•Outside,A few cars hissing past,Fog hanging like oldCoats between the trees.I took my girl's handIn mine for two blocks,Then released it to letHer unwrap the chocolate.I peeled my orangeThat was so bright againstThe gray of DecemberThat, from some distance,Someone might have thoughtI was making a fire in my hands.

Lyric Lyric

• Lyric poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often ain highly musical verse.

• Check out Gary Soto’s Ode to Family Photographs– which is a playful comment about all the horrible photographs parents and relatives take.

Concrete PoemsConcrete Poems

• Concrete poems are shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.

Concrete poemConcrete poem

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HaikuHaiku

• Haiku is a three-line Japanese verse form. The first and the third lines each have five syllables and the second line has seven. It is usually written about nature.

Most cannot see it.It’s intertwined and complex.A beauty in dew.

LimerickLimerick

• A humorous, rhyming, five-line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme. Formula:

The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2, and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming.

LimerickLimerick

• Example: Formula:• The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines• 1, 2, and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, • lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming

1. A flea and a fly in a flue— a/3 beats rhyme2. Were caught, so what could they do?- a/3beats rhyme3. Said the fly, “Let us flee.”- b/2 beats rhyme4. “Let us fly,” said the flea.- b/2 beats rhyme5. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.- a/3 beats rhyme

Limerick PracticeLimerick Practice

Which words fit in the blanks?There once was a pauper named

MegWho accidentally broke her______.She slipped on the _____.Not once, but thriceTake no pity on her, I _______.

Diamante’ PoemDiamante’ Poem

FormulaLine 1: one word, subject of poemLine 2: two words, adjectives describing subjectLine 3: three words, participles (-ing verbs)Line 4: four words related to subject(For lines 5-7, describe opposite/antonym of subject)

Line 5: three words, participles (-ing verbs) Line 6: two words, adjectives describing opposite of

subjectLine 7: one word, opposite/antonym of subject in

Line 1

Free VerseFree Verse

• Free verse is poetry that has neither a particular beat or rhyme pattern. It usually does have rhythm, however.