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Let’s start with some
basics…
po·et·ry (n)
writing chosen and arranged to create a
certain emotional response through meaning,
sound, and rhythm
prose (n)
everything else! ordinary language that
people use when they speak or write
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Lines
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Stanza
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Couplet
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Couplet continued…
Example:
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.
Shakespeare
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Couplet continued…
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Narrative Poems
Tell a story. It is a story told in verse, by
a speaker or narrator.
There is a plot … something happens;
because of this, something else happens.
Can be true or fictional.
Poems vary in treatment of character
and setting.
Forms of narrative poetry include:
ballad
epic
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Narrative Poems: Ballad
A narrative, rhyming poem or song.
Characterized by short stanzas and
simple words, usually telling a heroic
and/or tragic story (although some are
humorous).
Can be long.
Usually rich with imagery(emotionally charged visual images).
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Narrative Poems: Epic
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Lyric Poetry
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Lyric Poetry continued…
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Lyric Poetry: Sonnet
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Lyric Poetry: Sonnet continued…
Example from Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare:
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Lyric Poetry: Ode continued…
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Haiku
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Haiku continued…
Examples:
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Cinquain
A Cinquain is a poem that resembles a
diamond.
It has 5 lines and begins with one word.
The 2nd line has two adjectives that
describe that word.
The 3rd , three verbs.
The 4th line is a phrase that goes
deeper into the topic.
The 5th line gives either a synonym for
the first word, or a word that
encompasses the whole poem.
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Cinquain examples…
Sister
Smart, Outgoing “Tucson Rain”
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and a few other interesting poetry forms…
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List Poem
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List Poem continued…
Example: Things a Pigeon Knows
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Another Concrete Poem
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