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Whispers of the Heart: A Collection of Emotive Poetry

Explore the power of poetry with this collection that delves into emotions and imagery through rhythmic lines and vivid figurative language. Dive into a world of expressive verses that paint pictures with words and evoke deep feelings in readers. Discover the beauty of language and the art of storytelling in every stanza.

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Whispers of the Heart: A Collection of Emotive Poetry

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  1. Poetry

  2. -one of three major types of literature: poetry, prose, drama -no single characteristic

  3. Poetry OFTEN: *divided into lines or stanzas *set rhyme scheme or rhythm *uses highly concise, musical, & emotionally charged language *uses imagery, figurative language, and sound devices

  4. RHYME End Rhyme There once was a boy named Matt; He wore a very large hat. Internal Rhyme Jack & Jill went up the hill Exact Rhyme love, dove stuff, enough Slant Rhyme love, prove hat, cap Blank verse – does not rhyme

  5. RHYMESCHEME Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza Each different sound is labeled with a letter: Roses are red a Violets are blue b Sugar is sweet c b So are you

  6. RHYTHM -flow and movement of words in poem Free verse – no regular rhythm Metrical verse – set pattern

  7. METER -rhythmical pattern of a poem -Described in terms of stressed and unstressed syllables Lit Book pg R10

  8. Sound Devices -consonance – repeated consonant sounds close together – the mammal named Sam is tame -alliteration—Wanda wishes we would win -sibilance– she sellsseashells by the seashore

  9. Sound Devices -assonance – leap and seem not weak -repetition – to the left, to the left -onomatopoeia – humph; bang

  10. Figurative Language -simile – As busy as a bee; He behaved like a dog -metaphor – That boy is a dog -conceit – “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day…” -personification – The sun smiled down on me.

  11. Figurative Language -oxymoron – pretty ugly; jumbo shrimp -antithesis – “give me action, not words” -synecdoche – “the world treated him badly” OR “twenty sails came into the harbor”

  12. Figurative Language -hyperbole – I’ve told you a million times… -paradox – “I dwell in a lonely house I know;That vanished many a summer ago” (Frost) -idiom – he’s pulling your leg

  13. Figurative Language -imagery – the rippling tide lapped against the grainy shore -symbolism –owl for wisdom, dove for peace, rose for love -irony – bald man wins a free haircut

  14. Graphic/Form Elements -line length/breaks/indents (ex. double barreled lines) -capitals -punctuation -word position -italics -stanza

  15. STYLE • the way something is written, as distinguished from content VOICE • distinctive qualities of a writer’s style – including diction, attitude, sentence style, and ideas

  16. DICTION • Writer’s choice and order of words TONE • Writer’s attitude toward readers and subject MOOD • Feeling created in reader by literary work or passage

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