LESSON 2: POETRY

It is a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm. It often employs rhyme and meter (a set of rules governing the number and arrangement of syllables in each line).

Poetry

True or False:

In a poem, words are strung together to form sounds, images, and ideas that might be too complex or abstract to describe directly.

false, POETRY not POEM

What are the three types of poetry?

Lyric

Narrative

Descriptive

refers to a short poem,often with song like qualities, that expresses the speaker's personal emotions and feelings

Lyric Poetry

This tells stories through verse. Like a novel or a short story, which has a plot, characters, and setting

Narrative Poetry

Usually employs lots of rich imagery to describe the world around the poet.

While it most often has a single poetic voice and strong emotional content, this differs in that its focus is more on the externalities of the world than the poet’s interior life

Desccriptive poetry

What are the 8 subtypes of poetry?

1. Sonnet

2. Haiku

3. Elegy

4. Limerick

5. Ballad

6. Ode

7. Epic

8. Free verse

• Is a popular style of modern poetry

• can rhyme or not, it can have as many lines or stanzas as the poet wants

Free verse

• refers to very long poems which tell a story.

• They contain detailed adventures and extraordinary feats performed by characters (they can be real or fictional) who are often from a distant past.

Epic

The term ___ was derived from the accomplishments, adventures, and bravado of these poems

‘Epic’

This is one of the oldest forms of poetry and believed to have come from ancient Greece. This is typically written to praise a person, event or thing (you could write to your pet or favourite food!) and they are usually quite short in length.

Ode

The word ____ is derived from the Greek word ____, which means ‘to sing or chant’, and these poems were originally performed with a musical instrument.

“Ode”
“Aeidein”

is another old and traditional form of poetry that typically tells a dramatic or emotional story.

Ballad

term that refers to four lines

quatrain

They do have a set form; they are typically four lines (quatrain) and have a rhyme scheme of ABAB or ABCB

Ballad

Limericks are funny (and sometimes rude!) poems that were made popular by ____ in the 19th century.

Edward Lear

They have a set rhyme scheme of AABBA, with lines one, two, and five all being longer in length than lines three and four. The last line is often the punchline

Limerick

Poems of lamentation

An ____ is a poem that reflects upon death or loss. Traditionally, it contains themes of mourning, loss, and reflection. However, it can also explore themes of redemption and consolation

Elegy

The word elegy itself comes from the Greek word _____ which means to _____.

Elegeia;

‘lament’

a three-line poetic form originating in Japan. The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, and the third line again has five syllables.

(5-7-5)

Usually, it is concerned with nature and natural phenomena such as the seasons, weather etc.

Haiku

The word ‘sonnet’ is derived from the _____word ‘_____’ which means _____.

Italian ; sonnetto; ‘little song’

Traditionally, these are made up of 14 lines and usually deal with love. As a rule, Petrarchan (Italian) sonnets follow an ABBA ABBA CDE CDE rhyme scheme, whereas Shakespearean (English) sonnets are typically ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Sonnet

follow an ABBA ABBA CDE CDE rhyme scheme

Petrarchan (Italian) sonnets

typically ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Shakespearean (English) sonnets

Label which is the:

• Octave

• Poetic turn

• Sestet

And what type of sonnet is this pattern?

1. Octave

2. Poetic turn

3. Sestet

Petrarchan Sonnet

Label the:

• Rhyming couplet

• Quatrain

• Poetic turn

What type of sonnet?

1. Quatrain

2. Quatrain

3. Quatrain

4. Poetic turn

5. Rhyming couplet

Shakespearean Sonnet

Identify

haiku

Elegy

Limerick

ballad

Ode (to the west wind)

Epic

Free verse

What are the 6 sound devices?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopeia

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

It involves sound patterning. It can be described as the beat and pace of a poem.

Rhythm

refers to the repetition of sounds in a poem.

In English, we usually use the term ____ to refer to the repetition of the final sounds in a line or end.

A new letter is ascribed to each of the different sounds. For example, in the following example, the rhyme scheme is described as AABA.

Rhyme

are often used to denote a rhyme scheme.

Letters

It refers to the process of creating words that sound like the very thing they refer to

Onomatopeia

It is the consonant-focused counterpart to assonance. It involves the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words,

Consonance

involves the repetition of sounds in a series of words, often consecutive words. However, rather than repeating the initial sounds, this focuses on the repeated internal vowel sounds

Assonance

This device involves the repetition of the initial consonant sound of a series of words, often consecutively.

This is most easily explained to students by looking at a few simple tongue twisters

Alliteration