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Poetry: Form and Devices

Poetry: Form and Devices. WHY IS POETRY IMPORTANT?. Poetry takes a simple concept and makes it more powerful and beautiful Which one of these poems is better? Why?. The sky is blue. There are clouds up in the sky. I want to fly into the sky, I like the wind. --Ms. Sundt.

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Poetry: Form and Devices

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  1. Poetry: Form and Devices

  2. WHY IS POETRY IMPORTANT? • Poetry takes a simple concept and makes it more powerful and beautiful • Which one of these poems is better? Why? The sky is blue. There are clouds up in the sky. I want to fly into the sky, I like the wind. --Ms. Sundt

  3. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? • Figurative language presents ordinary things in fresh ways, communicating ideas that go beyond words’ordinary meanings. • HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES…

  4. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: IT’S LIKE A SIMILE – a comparison of two things using the words like or as. Examples of simile: • “Life is like a box ofchocolates.” • “The girl is as beautiful as a rose.” • “The willow is like an etching…”

  5. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:IT IS A METAPHOR – a comparison of two things without using the words like or as. Examples of metaphor: • “My father is a tall, sturdy oak.” • “The hotel is a diamond in the sky.” • “The moon is a balloon floating above us”

  6. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:PERSONIFICATION – the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. Examples of personification: • “Hungersatshiveringon the road.” • “The flowersdanced on the lawn.” • “The sea is calling out to me.”

  7. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:HYPERBOLE - an exaggerated statement used to make a point. Examples of hyperbole: • “I have a million hours of homework!” • “I could sleep for a year.” • “This book weighs a ton.”

  8. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:IMAGERY -Vivid descriptions used to produce mental images (appeal to the five senses). Examples of imagery: • “My fingers shook, and a bead of sweat ran down my back as I awaited my math test.” • “The sun’s golden rays peaked over the mountaintop.”

  9. WHAT IS A SOUND DEVICE? • The effect of a poem can depend on the sound of its words. • HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES…

  10. SOUND DEVICE:SOUNDS LIKE ONOMATOPOEIA - the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings. Examples of onomatopoeia: • “The bang of a gun.” • “The hiss of a snake.” • “The buzz of a bee.” • “The pop of a firecracker.”

  11. SOUND DEVICE: REPETITION - the repeating of sound, words, phrases or lines to emphasize an idea or convey a certain feeling. Examples of repetition: • “Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song of the hope that the present has brought us…” • “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…”

  12. SOUND DEVICE:ALLITERATION - repetition of SOUNDS at the BEGINNING of at least two words in a line of poetry. Example of alliteration: Examples of Alliteration • “the frog frolicked frivolously on the forest floor.” • “She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” • “…struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet…”

  13. SOUND DEVICE:CONSONANCE - repetition of CONSONANT SOUNDS at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE or END of at least two words in a line of poetry. Examples of Consonance Repeating the “sh” sound in the words: “shush,”“wish,”“sharp,”“cushion” and “quash”

  14. SOUND DEVICE: ASSONANCE - repetition of VOWEL SOUNDS at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE or END of at least two words in a line of poetry. Examples of Assonance • Repeating the “eh” sound in the words: “crescent,”“flesh,”“extending,”“medicine” and “death”

  15. SOUND DEVICE: I RHYME ALL THE TIME AND I GUESS IT SOUNDS FINE… - repetition of sound at the ends of words. (Rhyme occurring within a line is called internal rhyme. Rhyme occurring at the end of a line is called end rhyme) Rhyme Scheme – the pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter. Example of internal rhyme, end rhyme, and rhyme scheme: • I looked at the shell in the ocean a • I looked at the bell in the sea, b • I noticed the smell and the motion a • Were very peculiar to me.”b

  16. How is assonance different from rhyme? • Rhyme is more specific. • Not only are there repeating vowel sounds (orange, core, fork), but the entire last part of the words are the same (fork, pork, dork) • If you’re asked to identify sound devices, be sure to be specific: is this assonance or rhyme?

  17. Practice Writing the Following Poems: • 2 Limericks • 2 Haiku • 1 Color Personification Poem • 1 Nature Poem • 1 “What I’m Made Of” Poem

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