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Elements of Poetry

Roses are red, violets are blue…. Elements of Poetry. Speaker. The “voice” from whom the poem comes Could be any voice, not just the poet Similar to a narrator, but in poetry we call it a speaker. Here’s a example:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkk71rhQpo. Form.

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Elements of Poetry

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  1. Roses are red, violets are blue… Elements of Poetry

  2. Speaker • The “voice” from whom the poem comes • Could be any voice, not just the poet • Similar to a narrator, but in poetry we call it a speaker

  3. Here’s a example: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkk71rhQpo

  4. Form • How a poem is arranged on a page

  5. See-This is an acrostic form: • Elizabeth it is in vain you say"Love not" — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:In vain those words from thee or L.E.L.Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,Breath it less gently forth — and veil thine eyes.Endymion, recollect, when Luna triedTo cure his love — was cured of all beside —His follie — pride — and passion — for he died.

  6. This is a Haiku form • A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables. • Each line has a set number of syllables see below: • Line 1 – 5 syllables Line 2 – 7 syllables Line 3 – 5 syllables • An Example of a Haiku Poem • (5) The sky is so blue. (7) The sun is so warm up high.(5) I love the summer.

  7. Line • Each individual line in the poem • Very similar to a sentence, but does not require the same punctuation

  8. How many lines does the following poem have? Who is she? She is a seventh grader Plays softball Wears glasses She lives and loves cheesecake Cheddar cheese Mac n' cheese Cheesecake Who is she?

  9. Stanza • A group of lines in a poem • Basically the “paragraph” of poetry

  10. How many stanzas are present? Numbers on White board…names written hori- zontally Students ask To go pee…right when class starts – THAT’S just wrong… Bathroom line Of students who have bladder Problems – WOW! People are Not using lunchtime to do Their business

  11. Imagery • Any word or phrase that appeals to the reader’s five senses • Also called sensory language • What are the five senses? • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  12. Turn and Talk to your partner • Choose one of the five senses • Create an example of imagery that uses the sense you chose • For example: • I choose sight • It was dark and dim in the forest. – The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.

  13. Similes and Metaphors • Simile • A comparison between two UNLIKE things using “like” or “as” • My puppy is like a delicate flower who yearns to be admired. • Now you think of one • Metaphor • An implied comparison between two UNLIKE things (does NOT use like/as) My puppy is a food vacuum cleaner, eating us out of our home. • Now you think of one

  14. Personification • Giving human qualities to a non-human entity • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mb6NxixRk8 • How would you use personification to describe a falling leaf?

  15. Hyperbole • An exaggeration used in language • My mom is going to kill me for losing my cell phone! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ODYCs9CS4

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