Poetry is the chiseled marble of
language; it's a paint-spattered |
Canvas - but the poet uses words |
instead Of paint, and the Canvas is |
you. ;
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A Stanza Consists Of two or more lines
Of poetry that together form one of the fae
divisions of a poem. The stanzas of ak
poem are usually Of the same length and
follow the same pattern of meter and |®
rhyme and are used like paragraphs in a |
story. Some different types Of stanzas 7
are as follows:
Would needs go seek her townish sisters house. .
She thought herself endured to much pain: 000
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Alternating Quatrain- a four line stanza
rhyming "abab.” From W.-H. Auden's “Leap Before
You Look"
The sense of danger must not :
The way is Certainly both short and
However gradual it looks from :
Look if you like, but you will have to
Envelope Stanza- a quatrain with the rhyme
scheme "abba", such that lines 2 and 3 are
2 enclosed between the rhymes of lines 1 and 4.
Two of these stanzas make up the Italian Octave
used in the Italian sonnet. This is from Auden's
“Look Before You Leap"
The worried efforts of the busy a
The dirt, the imprecision, and the
Produce a few smart wisecracks every ;
Laugh if you Can, but you will have to
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we. BEETS to 7 writer's attitude towards
“the subject of a literary work as
; indicated in the work itself. One way to
think about tone in poetry is to consider
the speaker's literal "tone of voice": just;
as with tone of voice, a poem's tone may
indicate an attitude of joy, sadness,,
solemnity, silliness, frustration, anger, yx
puzzlement, etc.
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08 hoarse, rough verse should like the
torrent roar. (365-69)
Nothing would give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing
a small breath. (5-11) |
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And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting,
Still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my
Chamber door; e
And his eyes have all the seeming of a E
demon's that is dreaming, y
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws E
his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies
floating on the floor
Shall be lifted nevermore.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King's horses and all the King's
men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Rhyme Scheme |
Rhymes are types of poems which have E%
the the repetition of the same or similar E
sounds at the end of two or more words Nk
most often at the ends of lines. This &
technique makes the poem easy to En
remember and is therefore often used in
Nursery Rhymes. There are several M
derivatives of the term rhyme which E"
include Double rhyme, Triple rhyme, fé
Rising rhyme, Falling rhyme, Perfect and Le
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a
wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a
great fall.
All the King's horses, And
all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty
together again!
“OF years, Certain symbolic meanings have
*poetry has developed over hundreds
attached themselves to such things as
colors, places, times, and animals. K
*A list of these
common symbols and their meanings follows. PE
The list does not exhaust the possible
meanings and associations of a symbol or
metaphor in any particular poem. You
Cannot merely plug these meanings into a
poem and expect to understand the poem
completely. Your own Knowledge,
associations, and experience are What will}
lead you to a deep and personal connection
to any poem.
Sleep is often related to death. Dreams
are linked to the future or fate.
Seasons often represent ages: spring--
youth, summer-prime of life, autumn--
| middle age, winter--old age or death.
Water is sometimes linked to the idea of fem
birth or purification.
Colors are often linked to emotions: 760-
anger, blue--happiness, green--jealousy. They
are also used to represent states Of being: [Ml
black--death or evil, white--purity or
innocence, Sreen--growth.
Snakes and guns are often phallic; caves and
| underwater images often womb-like; nature imagery, in
general, is often associated with the mother or the female.
The cycle of natural growth-birth, degeneration,
death--often suggests the Cycle of love. For example, a poem
may trace a rose from bud to bloom to withered vine.
Animals have Various associations: horse-phallic sexuality;
doves, lambs, sleeping animals--peace; felines, birds of prey-
dissension, war, danger; snakes, serpents--evil, phallic
sexuality, fall from virtue, magic.
Forests are often places of testing or Challenge.
Light-as the sun, the moon, stars, Candles--often
symbolizes good, hope, freedom.
Darkness is associated with evil, magic or the unknown.
The moon has several associations. It is sometimes a
feminine symbol, sometimes associated with madness,
sometimes with resurrection.
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thoughts and
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Poetry
Poetry-
Dramatic Poetry
DREAM ie was in which I
found myself.
And you that hail me now,
then hailed me king,
In a brave palace that was all
my own,
Within, and all without it,
mine; until,
Drunk with excess of
majesty and pride,
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*Lyric Poetry consists of a
| poem, such as a sonnet or an ode,
that expresses the thoughts and!
feelings of the poet. *The
term lyric is now Commonly reperred & 70
to as the words to a song. 5
*Lyric poetry does not tell a Story:
actions. *The lyric poet addresses 7
the reader directly, portraying his or DM
her own feeling, state of mind, and +
perceptions. &
which portrays Characters and
“The Raven”
Figurative Language
っ Metaphor
ンー 一 Simile
dd Analogy
Imagery
Personification
A comparison
NOT using like
or as.
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Similes
・ When you compare
something using
LAKE BOG Ame
・ The river is
peaceful, like a new
baby sleeping.
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When human like qualities are
given to an animal or object.
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What is the tone of
the poem? |
| Ihe Point of view can be |
| the actual poet
| him herself, but may also
be an animal, an
inanimate object, or a
HCL character
SOUN
ㆍ RHYME
・ RHYTHM
・ REPETITION
・ REFRAIN
・ ALLITERATION
・ ASSONANCE
・ ONOMATOPOEIA
repeats entire
lines or more
Musical Devices
vowel
consonant sound sound
That is the way we will
candy covered coconuts pray today, okay?
ot y Onomatopoeia
word that expresses
W W f sound...
Zip,
zoom,
bang,
Some forms inelude: Acrostic,
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Limgrick, Diamantg
ACROSTIC POETRY
AN ACROSTIC POEM IS
ONE WHERE YOU
CHOOSE A WORD OR
NAME AND UE EACH
LETTER IN THE NAME
AS THE BEGINNING OF
A WORD OR LINE THAT
TT TTTO OMR AÆTIMTTTATIA
* There is a Classic example of acrostic poem in
English written by is entitled
« Elizabeth it is in Vain you say
"Love not” — thou sayest it in so
In vain those words from thee or L'E:14
Zantippe's talents had enforced so :
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise
Breath it less gently forth — and Veil thi
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried.”
To Cure his love — was Cured of all beside
His follie — pride — and passion — for he
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there are
5 syllables in the
1“ line;
7 in the second
psll line;
5 in the 311 line.
here
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t Love you so
much,
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(long to see
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En Me
Tanka
A form of Japanese poetry that
depends on the number of lines and
syllables instead of rhyme. The
pattern is: (31 syllables)
Line 1 = 5 syllables
Line 2 = 7 syllables
Line 3 = 5 syllables
Line 4 = 7 syllables
Line 5 = 7 syllables
Saying Goodbye
Carefully I Walk
Trying so hard to be brave
They all see my fear
Dark glasses Cover their eyes
As mine Flow over with tears |
LIST POETRY
The list poem is a
very old form of
poetry. Jt itemizes
things or events.
List poems Can be
Of any length,
> 6 Pr で Fe
し ° 1) The writer is telling you
out--saying, "LOOK at this," Os
"Think about this.”
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to it, like in a story. q
3) The list is arranged wit!
stylistic Consistency and the
words are arranged to
Create a parallel structure. —
When my mother tells me to clean y
When my sister practices her viol
watching TV.
do my homework. 3
When my brother picks a fight With mé
have to go to bed early.
When my teacher asks me to get up ing
the Class and read the poem J
A SHORT, HUMOUROUS
POEM COMPOSED OF
FIVE LINES. IT USUALLY
HAS THE RHYME SCHEME
AABBA, CREATED BY TWO
RHYMING COUPLETS
FOLLOWED BY A FIFTH
LINE THAT RHYMES WITH
THE FIRST COUPLET. A
LIMERICK TYPICALLY HAS
The form of poetry referred to as Limerick
poems have received incredibly bad press and
dismissed as not having a rightful place amongst
[what is seen as ‘cultivated poetry. The reason 5
for this is three-fold:
*The Content of many limericks is often of a
bawdy and humorous nature.
*A, Limerick as a poetry form is by nature simple $
and short - limericks only have five lines. :
And finally the somewhat dubious history of lame
limericks have contributed to the Critics}
attitudes.
Two OR ans Her
Four Larks and a re
Have all built their nests in 1
Diamante is a seven-line, diamond-shaped poern
which Contrasts two opposites. Jt is more a Visual
|poem than one to be read aloud
It Follows this Format:
Second and sixth lines - Two adjectives describing
the opposite nearest it.
Third and fifth lines - Three participles (ing Words)
describing the nearest opposite.
Fourth line - two nouns (if possible) for each of the
opposites. (This is the transition point where the poem E
Changes from one of the opposites to the other.)
Til tell a tale, a thrilling tale of love beyond Compare
1 knew a lad not long ago more gorgeous than any I've seen.
And in his eyes ] found my self a ‘falling in love with the swain.
Oh, the glorious fellow ] met by the ocean with eyes of deep-sea
green!
He was a rugged sailor man with eyes of deep-sea green,
And ] a maid, a tavern maid! Whose living was serving beer.
So with a kiss and with a wave, OFF on his boat he sailed
‚And left me on the dock, the thief! Without my heart, oh dear!
And with a heart that's lost at sea, ] go on living still.
1 still am now still serving beer in that tavern by the sea.
And though the pay check's still the same, the money won't go
as far
For now] Feed not just myself, but my little one and me!
So let that be a lesson, dear, and keep your heart safely hid.
] gave mine to a sailing thief with gorgeous eyes of green.
Save yours For a sweeter lad who makes the land his home.
Ah met If only Td never met that sailor by the seat