Poetry

• Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings and emotions through various techniques like imagery, metaphor, and symbolism.

  1. Show no fear

  2. Read the title

  3. Read the poem all the way through

  4. Annotate

  5. Use a dictionary

  6. Identify the narrator

  7. Notice shifts or changes

  8. Figure out the structure

  9. Read the poem 1 more time

Video Facts

• Poetry is much more complicated than we think. Ex: Me, Wee.

• Poetry emphasizes Musical quality. = Rhyme, Meter, Rhythm

• Poems used Condensed language (very basic) This means poems use word play.

• Poems often feature intense feelings

• Poems were used to remember or tell a story. Ex: the bible

• Poems do NOT have to be lyrical. They don’t always have to rhyme or be musical, but it can be artistic

• Poetry has line breaks to help readers navigate and understand the rhythm of the poem

• Pose poetry uses vivid imagery and word play.

• Despite evolving forms, poetry remains a unique human creation.

• The origin of the word "poetry" from the Greek poiesis, meaning to create, highlights the essence of poets as creators.

• When we write pose poems, we use our 5 senses. Taste, Hear, Smell, Sight, and Touch.