poetic devices and forms
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Poetic Devices and Forms. Collection 7 poetry unit. Free Verse. Free verse is poetry that does not use rhyme or structure to create its poetic effects, but relies solely on its words to create its emotional and aesthetic effect. Formal Verse. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
COLLECTION 7
POETRY UNIT
Poetic Devices and Forms
Free Verse
Free verse is poetry that does not use rhyme or structure to create its poetic effects, but relies solely on its words to create its emotional and aesthetic effect.
Formal Verse
Formal verse is poetry that incorporates a pattern of some kind into its word choice and/or structure.
The most common feature of formal verse is rhyme.
Blank Verse
Blank Verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Rhyme Scheme
A rhyme scheme is a regular pattern of rhyme, one that is consistent throughout the extent of the poem.
Poems that rhyme without any regular
pattern can be called rhyming poems, but only those poems with an unvarying pattern to their rhymes can be said to have a rhyme scheme.
Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme schemes are labeled according to their rhyme sounds. Every rhyme sound is given its own letter of the alphabet to distinguish it from the other rhyme sounds that may appear in the poem. For example, the first rhyme sound of a poem is designated as A. Every time that rhyme sound appears in the poem, no matter where it is found, it is called A.
Rhyme Scheme
In the long, sleepless watches of the night, A gentle face – the face of one long dead – Looks at me from the wall, where round
its head The night lamp casts a halo of pale light.Here in this room she died; and soul more
white Never through martyrdom of fire was led To its repose; nor can in books be read The legend of a life more benedight.
ABBAABBA
Types of Rhyme
Exact Rhyme - refers to the immediately recognizable norm: true/blue
Approximate Rhyme - refers to rhymes that are close but not exact: lap/shape Also known as half rhyme, slant rhyme, or near rhyme
End Rhyme - all rhymes occur at line ends--the standard procedure
Internal Rhyme - rhyme that occurs within a line or passage
Types of Poems
Lyric Poem – a poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet and is often set to music
Ballad – a type of lyric poem in the form of a narrative
Ode –an elaborately structured lyric poem praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally
Sonnet – a fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter
Structure
Stanza - two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. The stanzas of a poem are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme.
Quatrain - a stanza or poem of four lines
Structure
Rhythm - Rhythm is significant in poetry because poetry is so emotionally charged and intense. Rhythm can be measured in terms of heavily stressed to less stressed syllables. Rhythm is measured in feet, units usually consisting of one heavily accented syllable and one or more lightly accented syllable.
Structure
Meter - meters are regularized rhythms. An arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time. Each repeated unit of meter is called a foot.
Structure
Iamb - a metrical foot of two syllables, one unstressed followed by one stressed syllable da DAH
Trochee - metrical foot of two syllables, one stressed followed by one unstressed syllable DAH da
Structure
Anapest – metrical foot of three syllables, two unstressed followed by one stressed syllable da da DAH
Dactyl – metrical foot of three syllables, one stressed followed by two unstressed syllables DAH da da
Spondee – metrical foot of two stressed syllables DAH DAH
Structure
Trimeter – a line of poetry that has three metrical feet da dum da dum da dum
Tetrameter – a line of poetry that has four metrical feet da dum da dum da dum da dum
Pentameter - a line of poetry that has five metrical feet da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum
Structure
Iambic Pentameter - a line of poetry that contains five iambs da DAH da DAH da DAH da DAH da DAH
What would trochaic trimeter look like? DAH da DAH da DAH da
What would dactylic tetrameter look like? DAH da da DAH da da DAH da da DAH da da
What would anapestic trimeter look like? da da DAH da da DAH da da DAH
Sound Devices
Consonance – the repetition of the same consonant sound
Alliteration – a phrase with a string of words all beginning with the same consonant sound
Assonance - the repetition of the same vowel sounds two or more times in short succession
Sound Devices
Onomatopoeia– the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
Repetition– the simple repeating of a word or phrase, within a sentence or a poetical line, for emphasis
Other Devices Tone – a writer’s attitude toward the subject of a work
Mood – the overall emotion created by a work
Symbol– a person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself
Irony – what is said or what happens is the opposite of what is true or expected
Apostrophe - a figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding
Reading Poetry
Lines of poetry are either end-stopped or run-on
An end-stopped line has some punctuation at its end
In a run-on line the meaning is always completed in the line or lines that follow
Reading PoetryDo not pause at the end of a line unless there
is a punctuation mark Short pause - comma Long pause – period, colon, semicolon, dash, or
question markRead from punctuation mark to punctuation
mark for meaning Punctuation marks define units of thought Periods, colons, semicolons, and question marks
mark the end of a thought
Reading PoetryRead the poem aloud. The sound of a poem is
very important to its meaning. Then, read the poem a second or a third time. Each time you read a poem, you’ll get more meaning—and probably more pleasure—from it.
If lines of a poem are difficult to understand, look for the subject, verb, and object (if there is one) of each sentence. Try to decide what words the clauses and phrases modify.
Poetry Project
1. Meet with group to analyze poem2. Create a PowerPoint3. Answer Focus Questions4. Present
A sample will be provided
Plagiarism Reminders
Reminders
Intentional Misconduct
This includes any of the following actions: Cheating off another student Cutting and pasting from a
website Claiming another’s words
are yours Submitting the same work
in two classes Having someone else do
your work (this includes a family member)
Unintentional Misconduct
This includes any of the following actions: Incorrectly citing a
source Misquoting a source A paraphrase that is
too close to the original source with a citation
Why Does This Matter to You?
Intentional plagiarism results in an 0% for the assignment.
It can also result in disciplinary action.
If the misconduct is serious enough, you can fail the course, especially if there is more than one episode.
For the Poetry Project
Avoid going on the internet to get your information. I am more interested in what you think something means, not what Sparknotes says.
Its ok to be wrong as long as you are thinking about the work and you are thorough.
If you use a source, cite it – this includes pictures!
PowerPoint Pointers
Helpful Hints
Use a theme or color for all slides (make sure the text size and color are readable)
Avoid an abundance of text, you want to present not orate the PowerPoint
Avoid using a picture as the background of the slide, but feel free to use one as content
Limit to one font that is readableMake sure every group member has a copy of
the PowerPoint in front of them so you can present facing the class and not the board