Transcript Elements of Poetry
Elements of Poetry
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Theme
Theme is the message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work.
Watch/Read “The Tell-Tale Heart” and determine theme IDENTIFYING KEY ELEMENTS IN “THE TELL-TALE HEART” Key Elements Clues Title Character Setting Plot
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Form
The way a poem looks-or its arrangement on the page-is its form Poets deliberately choose the form they wish their poems to take an may even space the words and letters in a poem to create a special arrangement Basically, it’s the way the poem looks and can affect the sound by creating a rhythm.
Lines and Stanzas
Poetry is written in lines, which may or may not be sentences. Sometimes the lines are combined into groups called stanzas.
The number of lines in a poem’s stanzas can be the same or can vary.
While some poems have a formal structure, others are written in a more conversational style called free verse.
“The Fire of Driftwood”
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We spake of many a vanished scene, Of what we once had thought and said, Of what had been, and might have been, And who was changed, and who was dead; Line And all that fills the hearts of friends, When first they feel, with secret pain, Their lives thenceforth have separate ends, And never can be one again.
Stanza
Speaker
The speaker of a poem is the voice that the reader hears relating the ideas or story of the poem Turn to page 576-577 Answer “Close Read” in Fresh Air
Sound
Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as shell and well.
Internal Rhyme is the use of rhyming words within a line.
End Rhyme is the use of rhymes at the end of lines.
Sound (continued)
A poem’s rhythm/beat is the pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
To mark parts with more emphasis a
( ´ )
is used To mark parts with less emphasis a
( ˘ )
is used The pattern of sound that is being repeated is the meter.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred
Sound (continued)
The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases or lines is repetition.
Sound (continued)
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Listen to the repetition of sounds in “then no one knows your name”
Sound (continued)
Onomatopoeia is the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings, like buzz, pop, and click.
Batman fight scene Assonance the repetition of vowel sounds in words that don’t end with the same consonant.
Such as the ow in bow and down
Short Assignment
Page 579 Complete both “Close Reads” in your fresh air
Imagery
Imagery refers to words and phrases that appeal to the five senses Poets use imagery to create a picture in the reader’s mind or to remind the reader of a familiar sensation
Figurative Language
Figurative language conveys a meaning beyond the ordinary, literal meaning Example: “I’m all ears” Literal meaning is that the speaker is made of ears.
The figurative meaning is that the speaker is ready to listen.
Figurative Language (cont.)
When a poet describes an animal or object as if it were human or had human qualities, that is personification.
Where’s the personification?
They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.
Simile
A comparison that uses the word like or as.
Example: “His hair is like dry hay” “She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs”
Metaphor
A comparison that does not use like or as.
Example: “He was eager to help but his legs were rubber”
Assignment
“Lineage” Page 581 Read and answer “Close Read” in fresh air