Introduction to poetry

 Literature
Literature is the art
of writing.

Novel Drama Poetry

• Poetry is
the oldest
form of
literature.
 Poetry
Is the oldest form of
literature. It was used
even before man
could read or write.
Poetry is like music it
creates beautiful
sounds with words.
 poetry poet poem

 Is the subject  Is the person

itself. who wrote
the poem .
 poem
 The poem
consists of stanza

stanzas.

 The stanza
consists of Line
lines.
What is stanza ?

 The stanza is a group

of lines that deals or
covers one idea.
1-You have to know Short note
about the poet.

- A poet is a person who

has the gift of poetic
thought, imagination,
and creation.

- You have to know short notes

about his education and works.
 Who is the poet ?

- Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

- Who was a British
writer.
2-The main theme of the poem.
(the main idea in poem)
- Poetry often conveys a message through
figurative language.
What is the main theme
of the poem ?

The poet writes about the

work of the four elements
of nature and compares it to
the man’s work.
3- Paraphrase.
- Try to express the meaning of the lines
using different words, especially to
achieve greater clarity.
Try to Paraphrase the first
stanza ?
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personification
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Rhyme
alliteration
scheme
1- Alliteration:
• the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of
closely connected words. It gives internal music.
Can you name any famous
brands that use Alliteration?
Can you find
alliteration?

-Said the sea

2-personification:
• To describe
something as a
person.
• The poet
gives a
sound to the
elements of
nature to
talk .
3- Rhyme Scheme:
- the ordered pattern of
sounds at the ends of the
lines of a poem.
3- What is the Rhyme
Scheme here?