POETRY

Is an art form in which human

language is used for its aesthetic
qualities .
It consists largely of oral and literary
works in which language is used in a
manner that is felt by its user and
audience to differ from ordinary prose.
Sound
Rhyme similarity of sounds at the end of words
Internal Rhyme
Occurs within lines of poetry
Example:
The mother smiled to know her child

External Rhyme (End)

Occurs at the end of lines
Example
From what Ive tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire
Rhyme Scheme

- The pattern of end rhymes in lines of a

poem or song
- Usually referred to by using letters to
indicate which lines rhyme
Rhythm-
Alliteration repetition of consonant
sounds at the beginning of words.

Example:
Sally sells sea shells
The wild and woolly wirus waits and
wonders when well walk by.
Consonance the repetition of consonant
sounds within words in a line

Example:
The lint was sent with the tent repetition of
the nt sound
Shakespeares Sonnet 64: Increasing store
with loss and loss with store
William Blakes Tyger: Tyger Tyger, burning
bright
Assonance the repetition of vowel sounds
within words in a line
Example:
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabelle Lee":
"And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride
(repetition of the long I sound)

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.

(repetition of the long a sound)
Repetition sounds, words, or phrases
that are repeated to add emphasis or
create rhythm.

Example:
I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my
eyes away;
I looked upon the rotting deck,
And there the dead men lay
Repetition
Form
Lines - the words that form a single line
of poetry

Stanza a section of a poem named of

the number of lines it contains.
Imagery
- language that appeals to readers
5 senses

Figurative Language
- Is a language that uses words with a
meaning that is different from the
literal interpretation.
 Simile - comparison using like or as
Examples:

White as snow
His heart was cold as ice.
Dance like no one is watching.
Love is like a red, red rose
Metaphor - comparison that does
not use like or as
Examples:

His smile is a ray of sunshine.

You are the light in my life.

Personification - giving an
object or animal human qualities.
Examples:
The lion yelled my name.
The stuffed bear smiled as the little girl
hugged him close.
The daffodils nodded their yellow heads
at the walkers.
Onomatopoeia - naming a thing or
an action by imitating the sound associated
with it.
Examples:
Roar, Buzz, Boom!
The buzzing bee flew away.
The sack fell into the river with a splash.
The books fell on the table with a loud
thump.
He looked at the roaring sky.
Hyperbole - exaggerrated
statements.
Examples:
It was so cold even the polar bears were
wearing jackets.

I think of you a million times a day.

 Pointers:
Beowulf
The Pardoners Tale
Elements of Poetry
Verbal (gerund, infinitive, participle)