reading literature: lesson 6—poetry elements
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Reading Literature: Lesson 6—Poetry Elements. Expressive/Literary Competency Goal 5.02. Alliteration Analogy Assonance Consonance End rhyme Figurative language Hyperbole Image Line Metaphor . Onomatopoeia Personification Rhyme Rhyme scheme Rhythm Simile Speaker Stanza - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Reading Literature:Reading Literature:Lesson 6—Poetry Lesson 6—Poetry
ElementsElementsExpressive/LiteraryExpressive/Literary
Competency Goal 5.02Competency Goal 5.02
EOG Vocabulary (Poetry)Notice that some terms overlap with
Narrative Elements!!• Alliteration• Analogy• Assonance• Consonance• End rhyme• Figurative language• Hyperbole • Image • Line • Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia • Personification• Rhyme• Rhyme scheme• Rhythm• Simile • Speaker• Stanza• Structure• Symbol
Tip #1:• A poem is something to swim in,
not just a place to get your feet wet. – The more you read a poem, the more you
will understand it (and maybe even enjoy it!)
– How many times have you listened to your favorite song? Remember lyrics are poetic!
Tip #2:• Get a first impression, but don’t
cling to it.1. Read the poem from beginning to
the end.2. Don’t get hung up on little details
OR a phrase/line that you don’t understand.
Tip #2 continued . . .• Ask yourself the following:
– What is the poem about?– Who is the speaker?– What is the tone?– What is the mood?
Read “Kidnap Poem”by Nikki Giovanni
• A volunteer should read it aloud.– After reading, answer the multiple
choice questions in your notes.– We’ll discuss these.
Tip #3:• Notice how often the poet “paints
a picture” with words.– Poems are filled with imagery (things
that appeal to your five senses: taste, touch, hear, smell, and see).
– Underline images as you come across them in a poem.
Tip #4:• Enjoy the “music” of a poem.
– Notice if a poem rhymes.– If so, what is the rhyme scheme?– Is there end rhyme, approximate
rhyme, internal rhyme?
Copy the following limerick in your notes. Identify the
rhyme scheme.A mouse in her room woke Miss DoudWho was frightened and screamed very
loud.Then a happy thought hit herTo scare off the critterShe just sat up in bed and meowed.
Sound effects of poetry:
• Alliteration: the repeating of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.– Ex. Klein could be clueless, kind or
cold, curmudgeonly or compassionate—all in the same day; you never knew which Klein you would get.
Assonance:• The repetition of vowel sounds
within words or syllables.– Ex. Through the moon was a radiant
bloom in the speckled vase of night, Carrie couldn’t shake her gloom, try as she might.
Consonance:• The repetition of two or more
consonants with different vowel sounds in between.– Ex. Rick stuck the rock in his pocket.
Onomatopoeia:• The use of words that imitate a
sound.– Ex. Smack, moo, clank, buzz, . . .
Tip #5: • Look for comparisons that the poet
is making.– Poets do this through their use of
figurative language: similes, metaphors, personifications, hyperboles, and idioms.
Definitions and Examples:
• Simile: statement that compares two things using like or as.– Ex. Life is like a box of chocolates;
you’re never sure what your gonna get.
• Metaphor: statement that compares two things by saying that one thing is another. Ex. Music is Joel’s lifeblood; he must have a daily infusion of rock, pop, rap, and jazz.
• Hyperbole: an exaggeration. Ex. As the Tilt-a-Whirl at the NC State Fair started spinning, Jack held on tighter than a tick on a dog’s ear.
• Personification: a statement that gives human qualities to a non-human thing. Ex. Toby knew he couldn’t put off his homework much longer. His algebra book seemed to stare at him, whisper to him, call out his name.
• Idiom: an everyday, over-used expression that has no literal/real meaning. Ex. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Tip #6:• Notice the structure of the poem.
– Poems are divided into lines (will be numbered every 5 lines on the EOG)
– Take note of how many stanzas there are.
– Poets will place line breaks and stanzas in unusual places to get your attention or to create a certain effect.
Tip #7:• Notice anything the poet does that
is unusual.– Notice unusual word choices, line
breaks, stanza breaks, indented lines, and weird capitalization.
Tip #8:• Put it all together.
– After reading several times, ask yourself: What is the message that the poet/speaker is trying to get across?
– Does the poet simply want to share an experience with you?
Types of Poetry!!• Light verse: funny or playful poetry• Narrative Poetry: poetry that tells a
story• Ballad: a traditional song that tells a
story, often about love, tragedy, or heroic deeds
• Epic: a long narrative poem that tells of the deeds of a legendary hero of history or tradition.
• Elegy: a poem of sorrow
Types of poetry continued . . .
• Lyric poetry: poetry that is short and musical and that deals with personal issues
• Haiku: a form of Japanese pattern poetry, usually consisting of three lines in which the syllables alternate in a pattern of 5-7-5
• Sonnet: a poem of 14 lines, usually with 10 syllables each (iambic pentameter) and with various rhyme schemes.
• Free verse: poetry that is free from fixed patterns of rhyme or beat
REMEMBER:• A poem can have many different
interpretations.• You don’t have to understand
EVERYTHING in a poem in order to enjoy it or to answer questions about it.
Practice:• Read “Mayflies” on page 86 in the
BuckleDown book.• Answer questions 12-13.