POETRY

“The rhythmical creation

of beauty.”
- Edgar Allan Poe
“Prose: words in their
best order; poetry:
the best words in
the best order.”
― Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 Poetry
● Words are selected for
their beauty, sound, and
power to express feelings
 Poetry
● a type of literature that
conveys a thought,
describes a scene or
tells a story in a
concentrated, lyrical
arrangement of words.
 Poetry
● It uses a kind of
language that is more
intense and expressive
than everyday speech
Example
Ano't tila singlawak
ng lupaing pangarap Imagery
itong munti mong kamay
dito, mahal, sa aking palad?
Ang mga ulap sa iyong mga kuko
ang mga bangin sa mga daliri mo
ang manipis na batis ng iyong balahibo
p p p p p
p p
p p p Alliteration
p p p
p
Use your voice,
poems are meant
to be spoken.
Poems are not all
about serious
things.
Poems can also be
funny.
A poem has:
Subject (content)
Theme (message)
Snowflakes are light,
for they carry each other on their backs.
The falling snow is comforting.
Watching the snowflakes rub their cheeks
upon one another’s backs is pleasing.
As the snow falls, I wish I could carry someone
with me.
(Snow by Kim Jong Hae – original text in
Korean, translated into English)