March 17, 2015sound devices in poetry

Homework: Study your 20 flashcards!

Objective

I can analyze the elements of poetry and evaluate the impact of sound devices on a poem's meaning.

Warm Up:

Number 1-10 and 1-5 in your notes. In your vocabulary book, turn to pgs. 38-39 and complete #s 1-10 in the SYNONYMS section and #s 1-5 in the ANTONYMS section.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Turn to pg. 580 in your Literature book

Answer the following question: What are the three main elements of poetry?

3 main elements of poetry

3 main elements of poetry

sound devices

3 main elements of poetry

sound devicesimagery

3 main elements of poetry

sound devicesimagery

figurative language

5 types of sound devices ***Hint...first, remember the 3 R's***

rhyme

rhythm

repetition

onomatopoeia alliteration

rhyme

the repetition of accented vowel sounds and the endings of wordsexample: sun, run

thing, sing

sky, cry

rhythm

the musical quality created by the alternation of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry.

example: I like to go out in the sun.I jump and dance and scream and run.So after school I head outside...

refrain(repetition)

the technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.

example: The sun, the sun, the sun, the sun, The reason summer's so much fun.I'm leaving now to go and play...

onomatopoeiawords whose sounds echo their meanings.

examples:

example: We went to town to see the show,All of our friends wanted to go, But on our way, while driving there...

alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Sounds, NOT letters!!!

example: The sun, a lovely sight to see, Every day in full glory.Outside my window, oh so bright...

Now take a look at Pete at the Zoo by Gwendolyn Brooks

1. Which words rhyme at the ends of the lines?

3. What does the repetition of words and phrases in the boxed lines help to emphasize about nighttime at the zoo?

Now take a look at Fireworks by Valerie Worth

1. Does the poem sound like conversation or is it written in meter - a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?

2. What sounds are repeated in the boxed line to creat alliteration? Where does the poet use onomatopoeia to help you hear the fireworks?

Now take a look at Windshield Wiper by Eve Merriam (pg. 616)

Now take a look at Night Journey by Theodore Roethke(pg. 618)

Now let's look at some examples of these sound devices in the poems...

What's This?

Eight Balloons

Sound device

Rhyme  AlliterationRepetition RhythmOnomatopoeia

What's This?

Eight Balloons

What's This? by Helen Ksypka

It's gunky goo, a slimy stew of runny, drippy glop or mucky mounds of icky, sticky, greasy, grimy slop.

It's heaps of slush - a mass of mush or gobs of gluey lumps,unappetizing drops and plops of culinary clumps.

It sometimes, too, is hard to chewwhen brittle as a brick, cuisine that has a dose of gross - enough to make you sick.

With every clue I've given you, I'm sure you have a hunch. It's what they have the nerve to serveat school and call it "lunch."

Eight Balloons

Eight balloons no one was buyin' All broke loose one afternoon. Eight balloons with strings a-flyin', Free to do what they wanted to. One flew up to touch the sun - POP! One thought highways might be fun - POP! One took a nap in a cactus pile - POP! One stayed to play with a careless child - POP! One tried to taste some bacon fryin' - POP! One fell in love with a porcupine - POP! One looked close in a crocodile's mouth - POP! One sat around 'til his air ran out - WHOOSH! Eight balloons no one was buyin' - They broke loose and away they flew, Free to float and free to fly And free to pop where they wanted to.

Sound device

Rhyme  AlliterationRepetition RhythmOnomatopoeia

What's This?

Eight Balloons

Your turn!

What about if there were 12 balloons instead of just 8? Come up with 4 additional lines to this poem that discuss the fate of 4 more balloons. Keep the same rhyme scheme, rhythm and repetition and be sure to include an example of 3+ alliteration.