Poetry
A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
Point of view
Poet
The poet is the author of the poem
Speaker
The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem
Form
Form
The appearance of the words on the page
Line
A group of words together on one line of the poem
Stanza
A group of lines arranged together
Kinds of stanzas
Couplet
Two line stanza
Triplet
A three line stanza
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Quintet
A five line stanza
Sextet
A six line stanza
Septet
A seven line stanza
Octave
An eight line stanza
Rhythm
The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem
Rhythm can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration, and refrain
Meter
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Meter occurs when the stressed and unstressed syllables of the words in a poem are arranged in a repeating pattern
When poets write in meter, they count out the number of stressed (strong) syllables and unstressed (weak) syllables for each line. They repeat the pattern throughout the poem
Foot
Unit of meter
A foot can have two or three syllables
Usually consists of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables
Free verse poetry
Unlike metered poetry, free verse poetry does not have any repeating patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
Do not have rhyme
Free verse poetry is very conversational – sounds like someone talking with you
A more modern type of poetry
Blank Verse
Writing in lines of iambic pentameter but does not use
Joseph Kasson Professor Teinert Introduction to Literature March 20, 2013 Poetry Review Broad Forms of Poetry 1) Lyric – is a short poem like all poems studied first night (specific, brief, and lofty topic). 2) Epic – Book length poem – adventures of a hero 3) Dramatic – two people talking to each other in a poem Types of Poetry * sonnet – always has 14 lines * Italian sonnet – first 8 lines present a problem or concern known as (octave) – problem of speaker. Last 6 lines…
Language through Poetry: A Stylistic Analysis of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “To ---“ A Stylistic Paper Presented to The Faculty of the Department of English Institute of Arts and Sciences Far Eastern University Manila In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Course Eng C 31—Introduction to Stylistics Osabel, Julla C. Panis, Kimberly Nicole S. October, 2012 I. Reaction and it’s effects on you II. Summary of the Text Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “To ---“ is…
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English - Final Exam Terms to Know The following link is very helpful: Examples Glossary from Your Dictionary Alliteration In alliteration, the first consonant sound is repeated in several words. A good example is “wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken”. Alliteration can be fun, as in tongue twisters like: “Kindly kittens knitting mittens keep kazooing in the king's kitchen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming…
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In the world of poetry, imitation occurs at every turn. Many poets will take an original form of poetry and copy the style. This can be said about Sir Thomas Wyatt who attempts to mimic Petrarch's form; when the symbols, tone, images, rhyme, and setting in Wyatt's poem "Whoso list to hunt" are compared to Petrarch's Rime 190 it becomes apparent that he failed to embody the essence of Petrarch in his writing. Symbolism plays a large role in most poems. "A pure-white doe in an emerald glade/Appeared…
GCSE English Language: Extended reading Lesson 1: Introduction to war poetry Lesson Objective: To explore, understand and analyse poetry Module details We need to look at a range of poems; 8 in total. Realistically, due to time, we will only analyse 6 poems in class. The other 2 poems can be analysed at home. Good news is, you will only need to write about ¾ poems in the assessment. You choose. Let’s have a look at the mark scheme. Controlled Assessment task 'Explore the ways…
Analyzing Poetry If you are just beginning to delve into the world of poetry, you may initially feel overwhelmed by the occasional ambiguity and inaccessibility of this literary form. Learning the elements and poetic tools used to build poems will help you to understand and analyze them. Getting Started: 1. Give yourself a lot of time to read the poem several times. Trying reading it out loud 2. .2. Have a copy of the poem that you can take notes on. As you read, write down every observation…
death will come for all so there is no need to be afraid of it. One major traits used in this poem is personification. Personification is characterizing death all throughout this poem. Personification is defining in most types of poetry and paints a picture that makes poetry what it is. Death is portrayed as “kindly stopping” and “slowly drove”. The “he” used in this poem seems to be referred to death making it seem as if death is an actual person. There are also other objects being personified such…
