Chap 3: Analysing poetry and verse

Poetry

1. oldest form of literature

2. form of expression that communicates

• feelings

• emotions

• ideas

• experiences

3. often uses;

• rhythm

• rhyme

• imagery

• figurative language

Elements of Poetry Analysis

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1. form

2. structure

3. poetic devices

4. purpose

5. meaning

6. theme

Form and Structure

• Form

1. physical appearance of poem

2. arrangement of lines

3. arrangement of stanzas

• Structures

1. how ideas are organised

2. progression of thoughts

3. development of meaning throughout the poem

Types of Poetry

1. Closed form poetry

• fixed structure

• fixed rhyme scheme

• predictable organization

• e.g., sonnet — fixed rhyme pattern, ballad — narrative & tells a story, ode — celebrates person even or object, elegy — to mourn death

2. Open form poetry

• no fixed rhyme scheme, structure and with freedom

• focus on ideas, emotions and ideas

Understanding Meaning in Poetry

1. what the poem is about? (subject)

2. what is the poet trying to communicate? (message)

3. what larger idea is being explored? (theme)

Figurative Language

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1. imagery; appeal to senses [VATOG]

• visual: sight

• auditory: hearing

• tactile: touch

• olfactory: smell

• gustatory: taste

2. simile: as bla bla as bla bla

3. metaphor: not using like or as

4. personification: personified

5. hyperbole: exaggeration

Why should study Poetry

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1. language development

• vocab

• grammar awareness

• language appreciation

2. critical thinking

• interpretation

• analysis

• evaluation

3. emotional development

• empathy

• self-expression

4. creativity

• imagination

• artistic thinking