poetry: tone & form
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Poetry: Tone & Form. ENC 1102 Alling. All slides contain info. f rom Roberts & Zweig’s Literature: An Introduction to Reading & Writing. “Tone: The creation of attitude in poetry” & “Form: The Shape of Poems”. How does a poet create tone?. Diction— denotation & connotation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
POETRY: TONE & FORM
ENC 1102
Alling
“TONE: THE CREATION OF AT TITUDE IN POETRY ”
&“FORM: THE SHAPE OF POEMS”
All slides contain info. from Roberts & Zweig’s
Literature: An Introduction to Reading & Writing
DICTION—DENOTATION & CONNOTATION
How does a poet create tone?
PARTICIPANTS & SITUATIONS
How does a poet create tone?
SERIOUSNESS OR
HUMOR
How does a poet create tone?
I RO N Y ( M A K I N G A P O I N T BY E M P H A S I Z I N G
A D I S C R E PA N C Y O R O P P O S I T E )
How does a poet create tone?
METAPHORS & SIMILES
How does a poet create tone?
UNDERSTATEME NT, OVERSTATEMENT (HYPERBOLE) , &
OTHER F IGURES OF SPEECH
How does a poet create tone?
S P EA K E R — S E L F - AWA R E N ES S , BA C KG R O U N D,
R E L AT I O N S H I P TO L I S T E N E RS / R EA D E RS
How does a poet create tone?
FORM—LENGTH, REPETITION, STANZA CHOICES, ETC.
How does a poet create tone?
LEVEL OF FORMALITY—GRACEFUL WORDS, SLANG,
RHYMES, ETC.
How does a poet create tone?
BY USING ALL DEVICES TO CREATE A CONSISTENT
INTENTION
How does a poet create tone?
MAY GAIN READER’S AGREEMENT, AT LEAST FOR A T IME;
MAY ST IMULATE, ENRICH, & INSPIRE READERS
If poet controls his/her tone:
SHAPE, STRUCTURE, PATTERN, OR LACK THEREOF
What is poetic form?
C LO S E D - F O R MO P E N - F O R M
Two major forms of poetry
CLEARLY-RECOGNIZABLE SHAPE, STRUCTURES, OR PAT TERNS;
USES TRADIT IONAL CONVENTIONS & RESTRICTIONS
What is closed-form poetry?
SONNETLYRICODE
ELEGYBALLAD
HYMNAL
HAIKUVILLANELLE
TRIOLET
Some types of closed-form poems
F R E E F R O M R E S T R I C T I O N S O F C LO S E D F O R M , S U C H A S M E T E R O R R H Y M E
What is open-form poetry?
E M B R AC E S S P O K E N R H Y T H M S ; TO P I C I T S E L F S H A P E S # O F L I N E S , L I N E L E N G T H S , P H Y S I C A L A P P E A R A N C E O N
PA G E ( E . G . V A R Y I N G L I N E L E N G T H S W / I M P O R TA N C E
O F I D E A S , C R E AT I N G PA U S E S , R E LY I N G O N P R O G R E S S I O N O F I M A G E S , E T C . )
What is open-form poetry?
F R E E V E RS E ( N E W , O R I G I N A L W A Y S T O A R R A N G E W O R D S & L I N E S )
V I S UA L P O E T RYP RO S E P O E M S
Some types of open-form poems
YOU READ & ANALYZE EXAMPLE POEMS
Recognizing Tone & Form