POETRY

POETRY
• Derived from the Greek term “poesis” which means
“to create” or “to make”.
• The art of communicating meanings, emotions, and
values which leave an effect or impact on its
readers.
• This can be delivered in both spoken and written
forms.
• A form of expression of meaning in a special way.
KEY ASPECTS OF POETRY

STRUCTURE
-Most poetic works utilize few words and these are
mainly arranged in lines and in stanzas.

LANGUAGE
- The use of connotation, concrete words, as well as
figurative language can be perceived very evident in poetry
writing.
TONE, SOUND, RHYTHM
- Poets are careful using various rhyming patterns
and even sound devices.

EMOTIONAL APPEAL
- A poem is composed of few words but it may bear
a volume of meaning.
ESSENTIAL COMPOSITES OF POETRY
SENSE
- involves diction or known as the word choice,
imagery that can truly appeal to the senses, and lastly
figurative expressions.

SOUND
- Sound devices, rhyming schemes, and repetitions are
mainly utilized to create an effect and a strong appeal.
STRUCTURE
- Pertains to the way how words and lines are organized,
sequenced, arranged and formed to ensure unity of form.

- this also helps to reveal the meaning of the poem.

DIFFERENT POETIC FORMS
oDRAMATIC POETRY
- A lyric work that exhibits dialogue and
characterization which are known to be elements of
drama.

MONOLOGUE- A speech delivered by an

individual in a dramatic performance.
SOLILOQUY- A monologue used to develop the
character’s personal thoughts, emotions and
feelings.
oLYRIC POETRY
- Mainly discloses a poet’s feelings and emotions which can be perceived
to be subjective and personal.
- Known to be melodic since it was first recited accompanied by a lyre—
a U-shaped string instrument.

SIMPLE LYRIC- includes pastorals that describes scenes and objects of nature.
SONGS- emotional verses sung during special occasions.
ODES- extended lyric poems ascribed to be more serious and complex in form
than a simple lyric.
SONNETS- commonly composed of 14 lines
ELEGY- mainly laments the death of a person or group of individuals.
oNARRATIVE POETRY
- A poem tha is non-dramatic in which the
prime goal of the author is to narrate a story.

Ex. Epics, Metrical Tales and Romances, Ballads

 CONSIDERATION IN ANALYZING A
POEM
THE AUTHOR
- Know who the writer of the poem is.
THE TITLE OF THE POEM
- A title bears important information about a poem.
* What does the title say about the poem?
* What subject is revealed by the title of the poem?
* How is the title connected to the entirety of the poem?
THE PERSONA AND THE ADDRESSEE
- The persona refers to the one speaking
in the lines of a poem.
- The addressee is the receiver or the one
being talked to by the persona.
TONE, ATTITUDE, MOTIFS, AND CONDITIONS
- These are mainly suggested by the words used by the writer.
- Recurring motifs and conditions are also revealed by the
quality words found in the text.
IMAGERY and SYMBOLISMS
- a poem appeals to the senses, thus, words may also be effective tools
to create connections between the poem and its readers making them
see, hear, taste, smell, and feel whatever the poem presents.
GENRE
- it is requisite to know how to classify the poetic work
based on its prevailing features.
STRUCTURE
- Look whether the poem has regular or irregular
structure.
- Consider the length and measure of the poem and
determine the rhyming scheme and sound devices used.
THEME
- Mainly involves the significant truth or the central idea
that the writer attempts to disclose and to communicate to
its readers.
- the meaning that the readers are expected to discover
as they read the entirety of the poem.
- as a reader, you may even discuss the writer’s possible
purpose for framing the poem.
APPEAL
- Pertains to your impressions about the poem.
- includes personal judgment and evaluation with regard to
the aesthetic quality, intellectual and emotional value of
the poem.