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Poetry

Poetry. Preview and Review. http://kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html. Lines and Stanzas. Lines: similar to sentences Example: “Roses are red…” Stanzas: similar to paragraphs

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry Preview and Review http://kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html

  2. Lines and Stanzas • Lines: similar to sentences • Example: “Roses are red…” • Stanzas: similar to paragraphs • One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stanza) • Examples: http://www.poetry-online.org/noyes_daddy_fell_into_the_pond.htm

  3. Narrative Poetry • Tells a story • Example: The Cremation of Sam McGee • Contains plot: • Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution • Characters: main, minor • Setting: time & place; when & where

  4. 3 lines 5-7-5 (rhythm) Japanese Topic: nature A storm is coming (5) It is thundering outside (7) I am scared to death! (5) 2nd class (2010-2011) It is flooding here. (5) A tornado is coming! (7) I think I might die! (5) 3rd class (2010-2011) Haiku

  5. Limericks • To begin, a limerick is a funny little poem containing five lines. It has a very distinctive rhythm and rhyme pattern. • 5 lines, AABBA, lines 1, 2, 5 longer & lines 3,4 are shorter • Example 1: • There once was a fellow named Tim (A) • whose dad never taught him to swim. (A) • He fell off a dock (B) • and sunk like a rock. (B) • And that was the end of him. (A) http://www.gigglepoetry.com/POETRYCLASS/limerickcontesthelp.html

  6. Limerick continued… • Example 2: • There once was a young girl named Jill. • Who was scared by the sight of a drill. • She brushed every day • So her dentist would say, • “Your teeth are so perfect; no bill.” http://www.gigglepoetry.com/POETRYCLASS/limerickcontesthelp.html

  7. Figurative Language Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Personification Sound Devices Alliteration (repetition) Onomatopoeia Rhyme Rhyme scheme Figurative Language vs. Sound Devices

  8. Hyperbole • Exaggerations • Examples: • My backpack weighs a ton. • I’m so sick, I think I’m dying! • It’s so fluffy! I think I’m going to die! • It’s raining cats and dogs! • Ex. Definition: hyper … bole (bowl… cannot be hyper: this is exaggerated)

  9. Simile Compare 2 “unlike” things (nouns/pronouns) Uses like or as http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/schools/gcms/ksmith/Similes%20and%20Metaphors.ppt Metaphor Compare 2 “unlike” things (nouns/pronouns) Don’t use like or as Simile vs. Metaphor http://jc-schools.net/writeaway/similie-metaph.ppt#256,1,Slide 1

  10. Giving an animal or object human characteristics Example: some Disney characters ex. Mickey Mouse Elmo Goofy Teapot Scooby Doo And Scrappy too Bugs Bunny Roger Rabbit The Cookie Monster Daffy Duck Minnie Mouse Lightening McQueen Daisy Duck Annoying Orange (YouTube) Howard the Duck Mater (Tow Mater) Pluto Chip and Dale Sponge Bob Personification

  11. Alliteration • Repetition of the same sound of 2 or more words • Ex. “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe • Examples: • Tongue twisters • Peter piper… • Sally by the Seashore… • Woodchuck chucking wood…

  12. Onomatopoeia • Words that represent sounds that things make • Examples: • Clock… tic toc • Doorbell… ding dong • Bee… buzzzzz

  13. Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme • Rhyme: words that sound the same • Rhyme Scheme: a pattern of rhymes • End rhyme: words at the ends of lines • Internal rhyme: words in the same line • Common rhyme patterns: aabb, abab • Poems do NOT have to rhyme

  14. Repetition • Something is repeated • Words, lines, stanzas • Example: line • John Mayer, “Waiting on the world to change” • Examples: The Cremation of Sam McGee • Words: cold • Stanzas: 1st and last

  15. Imagery • Putting images in your mind or relating them to your experiences. • Words, phrases, lines, etc. • Pictures in your mind • Reminder of your experiences

  16. Analyze (technical) • Poetry basics (lines, stanzas, main idea, mood, speaker, vocabulary) • Figurative language (Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Personification) • Sound devices (Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme, Rhyme scheme, Repetition) • Imagery • Pictures in your mind • Reminder of your experiences

  17. Evaluate (opinion) • Based on: • Your experiences • Things you’ve seen • Your beliefs • Etc.

  18. Descriptive • Describing for imagery • Using: • Adjectives • Adverbs

  19. Other: • Use dictionaries to spell words correctly • Use a thesaurus to find new vocabulary instead of the same “boring, elementary school” words • Use your experiences to relate to poetry • Write to express your feelings about things happening in your life • Write for pleasure

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