Poetry

1. Poetry “Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn”.  ~Thomas Gray

2. Types of Poetry The only problemwith Haiku is that you justget started and then~Roger McGough

3. Types of Poetry

4. Haiku A Japenese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables Ex:

5. Name Poem E - exciting N- never boring G- great fun L- language I- interesting S- silly H- hilarious C- cheerful L- lazy A- alike S- smiling S- sweet

6. Couplet A couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed. Ex:A Winter Scene Drifting snow, so sweet, so silent- but echos in the dark blue sky The trees, so dark, are now bright with the snow's lullaby They sway to the whisper of the sweet wintry wind While the animals hide and huddle, feeling cold and chagrined The snow stops falling, and there is hardly a sound Save the wind making the trees push the snow on the ground The sparkle of the snow reflects the light from the moon and the trees eat it up with a light silver spoon No footprints exist in the pure land of sparkly white but the prints of a doe who passes too quickly for sight The clouds come back in- slowly, they creep in Whispering to the trees that another snowfall will begin

7. Cinquain A poem with five lines and follows this pattern: Line1: A noun Line2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three -ing words Line 4: A phrase Line 5: Another word for the noun Ex: Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious

8. Now its your turn! • In your binder practice writing a haiku, name, couplet, and cinquain poem. • When finished pair with a partner and share. • Try giving your partner a theme for a poem and have them write one of the types you have practiced using the theme.

9. Limerick A short, funny poem consisting of 5 lines. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme with each other and lines 3 and four rhyme with each other. Ex: 'Tis a favourite project of mine, A new value of pi to assign. I would fix it at 3, For it's simpler, you see, Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9

10. Ode An ode is a poem that is written for an occasion or on a particular subject. An ode is a poem in praise of a person, place or object that is usually identified in the title. It describes a scene, focuses on a problem or a situation and arrives at a conclusion that returns to the original scene or statement. Originally, the ode was a serious poetic form, but modern odes often are written in praise of the ordinary.

11. Ode

12. ABC Poem An ABC poem has a series of lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines are made up of words and phrases. The first word of line 1 begins with an A, the first word of line 2 begins with a B etc. Ex: A lthough things are not perfectB ecause of trial or painC ontinue in thanksgivingD o not begin to blameE ven when the times are hardF ierce winds are bound to blow

13. Elegy An Elegy is a sad and thoughtful poem lamenting the death of a person. Ex: I do not understand as to why the people are weeping, crying, mourning and to exhibit their sympathy to match or exceed with the compassion of other in the same pursuit, shedding the tears for a poet who died writing poems on everything which even the sun could not see or imagine, but could not spell a few words for whom he lived, he tried everything possible, everything impossibleby making it possible, and died and before the last collapse entered the endeavour of writing poetry,

14. Free Verse Free verse does not have a set pattern of rhyme or rhythm.  There are no rules about line length in free verse. Anything and everything can be the topic of a  free verse lyrical  poem.  The poem can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object.  They can serious, sad, funny or  educational.  What ever subject that appeals to the poet can end up in free verse. Ex: so much dependsupona red wheelbarrowglazed with rainwaterbeside the whitechickens

15. Epitaph An epitaph is a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument written in praise, or reflecting the life, of a deceased person.Ex: To save your world you asked this man to die:Would this man, could he see you now, ask why? RIP

16. Now it’s your turn… Complete a rough copy for all of the poems you have read about during the last few classes. You should have one for each form of poetry listed below. ABC Haiku Name Limerick Epitaph Free Verse Cinquain Couplet Ode Elegy *submit a good copy (For Wed) for three of the poems you have tried.

17. Poetic Devices A poet is limited in the materials he can use in creating his works: all he has are words to express his ideas and feelings. • The words must sound right to the listener, • they must have meaning to the reader, • they must be arranged in a relationship and placed on the page in ways that are easy to follow and assist the reader in their understanding, • they must probe the depths of human thought, emotion, and empathy, while appearing simple, self-contained, and unpretentious.