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Introduction to
Poetry
“In a poem the words should be
as pleasing to the ear as the
meaning is to the mind.” -Marianne Moore
The Human Brain
•Divided into 2 parts
•Each half has its
own function

Left Brain:
Logic
Reality

Right Brain:
Creativity
Emotions
To clarify . . .
When you
are looking
at big puffy
clouds . . .
Your right brain tells
you, “Hey! That one
looks like a bunny.”
While your left brain tells you . . .
It’s a cloud,
Stupid!
So, which half do you use when
studying poetry?
Here are a few hints:
• Poetry requires creativity
• Poetry requires emotion
• Poetry requires an artistic quality
• Poetry requires logic
Intro to poetry ppt 2013 --great
For the Left Brain:
Recognizing certain
devices used within a
poem will give the left
brain something to
concentrate on.

We’ll start with the sound devices:
The repetition of sounds
Example: hat, cat, brat, fat, mat, sat
My Beard
by Shel Silverstein
My beard grows to my toes,
I never wears no clothes,
I wraps my hair
Around my bare,
And down the road I goes.
Here is another example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrcdq2viZg
The beat
When reading a poem out loud, you may notice a sort
of “sing-song” quality to it, just like in nursery
rhymes. This is accomplished by the use of rhythm.
Rhythm is broken into seven types.
•Iambic

•Monosyllabic

•Anapestic

•Spondaic

•Trochaic

•Accentual

•Dactylic

Most
Used

Less
Common
These identify patterns of stressed
and unstressed syllables in a line of
poetry.
That means one syllable is pronounced stronger, and
one syllable is softer.

iambic:
anapestic:
trochaic:
dactylic:

unstressed
stressed
The length of a line of poetry,
based on what type of rhythm
is used.
The length of a line of poetry is measured in metrical
units called “FEET”. Each foot consists of one unit of
rhythm. So, if the line is iambic or trochaic, a foot of
poetry has 2 syllables. If the line is anapestic or
dactylic, a foot of poetry has 3 syllables.
(This is where it’s going to start sounding like geometry class, so
you left-brainers are gonna love this!)

Each set of syllables is one foot, and each line is
measured by how many feet are in it. The length of
the line of poetry is then labeled according to how
many feet are in it.

1: Monometer
2: Dimeter

5: Pentameter
6: Hexameter

3: Trimeter

7: Heptameter

4: Tetrameter

8: Octameter

*there is rarely more than 8 feet*
She Walks in Beauty
I.
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.

˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄

Reading this poem
out loud makes the
rhythm evident.
Which syllables are
more pronounced?
Which are naturally
softer?

II.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Count the syllables in
Had half impaired the nameless grace
each line to
Which waves in every raven tress,
determine the meter.
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
III.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
Examination of this poem
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
reveals that it would be
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
considered iambic tetrameter.
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
Now try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF1QzjmeYpY
• First, count the syllables.
• Second, divide by two. Remember these
groups of two are called feet.
• Third, label the meter.
• Fourth, listen carefully to the rhythm. Is it
a rising rhythm or a falling rhythm?
The repetition of the initial
letter or sound in two or
more words in a line.
To the lay-person, these are called “tongue-twisters”.
Example: How much dew would a dewdrop drop if a
dewdrop did drop dew?
Alliteration

Alliteration

She Walks in Beauty
I.
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.

These examples use the beginning
sounds of words only twice in a line, but
by definition, that’s all you need.

not a eill A
i r t

Let’s see what
this looks like
in a poem we
are familiar
with.
Words that spell out sounds;
words that sound like what
they mean.
Examples: growl, hiss, pop, boom, crack, ptthhhbbb.
Let’s see what
this looks like
in a poem we
are not so
familiar with
yet.
Onomatopoeia

Noise Day
by Shel Silverstein
Let’s have one day for girls and boyses
When you can make the grandest noises.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell –
Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,
Sneeze – hiccup – whistle – shout,
Laugh until your lungs wear out,
Toot a whistle, kick a can,

Several other words
not highlighted
could also be
considered as
onomatopoeia. Can
you find any?

Bang a spoon against a pan,
Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,
Blow a horn, beat a drum,
Rattle a window, slam a door,
Scrape a rake across the floor . . ..
Using the same key word or
phrase throughout a poem.

This should be fairly
self-explanatory,
but . . .
at risk of sounding
like a broken
record . . .
Valued Treasue
by Chris R. Carey
Time to spend;

Time will eventually

time to mend.

show us the truth.

Time to hate;

Time is a mystery;

time to wait.

time is a measure.

Time is the essence;

Time for us is

time is the key.

valued treasure.

Time will tell us

Time to spend;

what we will be.

time to mend.

Time is the enemy;

Time to cry . . .

time is the proof.

Time to die.
So, which is the repeated
key word or phrase?
Valued Treasue
by Chris R. Carey
Time to spend;

Time will eventually

time to mend.

show us the truth.

Time to hate;

Time is a mystery;

time to wait.

time is a measure.

Time is the essence;

Time for us is

time is the key.

valued treasure.

Time will tell us

Time to spend;

what we will be.

time to mend.

Time is the enemy;

Time to cry . . .

time is the proof.

Time to die.
So, which is the repeated
key word or phrase?

Fairly obvious, huh?
The repetition of one or more
phrases or lines at the end of a
stanza.
It can also be an entire stanza
that is repeated periodically
throughout a poem, kind of
like a chorus of a song.
Phenomenal Woman
by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s
size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,

Remember this
I walk into a room

Men themselves have wondered

Just as cool as you please,

What they see in me.

And to a man,

They try so much

The fellows stand or

But they can’t touch

Fall down on their knees.

My inner mystery.

Then they swarm around me,

When I try to show them,

A hive of honey bees.

They say they still can’t see.

I say,

I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes,

It’s in the arch of my back,

And the flash of my teeth,

The sun of my smile,

The swing of my waist,

...

And the joy in my feet.

The grace of my style.

I’m a woman

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Look familiar?

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

That’s me.

That is refrain.
A comparison between two
usually unrelated things using
the word “like” or “as”.
Examples:
Joe is as hungry as a bear.
In the morning, Rae is like an angry lion.
Simile

Ars Poetica
By Archibald MacLeish
Simile

A poem should be palpable
and mute as a globed
fruit,
Silent as the sleeve-worn
stone
Of casement ledges where
the moss has grown—
A poem should be wordless
As the flight of birds.
Simile

Let’s see
what this
looks like in a
poem we
have never
seen before
in our lives
An implied comparison between
two usually unrelated things.
Examples:
Lenny is a snake.
Ginny is a mouse when it comes to standing up for herself.
The difference between
a simile and a metaphor is
that a simile requires either
“like” or “as” to be included
in the comparison, and a
metaphor requires that
neither be used.
When it comes to using a metaphor device in
poetry, a poet can either make the entire poem a
metaphor for something, or put little metaphors
throughout the poem.

• The following poem is one big metaphor.
An exaggeration for the sake of
emphasis.
Examples:
I may sweat to death.
The blood bank needs a river of blood.
Giving human characteristics
to inanimate objects, ideas,
or animals.

Example:
The sun stretched its lazy
fingers over the valley.
A word or image that signifies
something other than what is
literally represented.
Examples:
Dark or black images in poems are often used to
symbolize death.
Light or white images are often used to symbolize life.
Using words to create a picture
in the reader’s mind.
Poetry that follows no rules. Just about
anything goes.
This does not mean that it uses no devices, it just means that this
type of poetry does not follow traditional conventions such as
punctuation, capitalization, rhyme scheme, rhythm and meter, etc.
Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then, moves on.

No Rhyme
No Rhythm
No Meter
This is
free verse.
A reference to another piece of literature or
to history.

“She hath Dian’s wit” (from Romeo and Juliet).
This is an allusion to Roman mythology and the
goddess Diana.
The three most common types of allusion refer to
mythology, the Bible, and Shakespeare’s writings.

xample:
Poetry should be read aloud!

• Poetry Outloud National Champion 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJeGjAzvs8
• An Evening of Poetry, Music and the Written Word at the
White House, President and First Lady Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUfekqAJHeI
• James Earl Jones reciting from Othello by Shakespeare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJybA1emr_g&feature=Se
• Billy Collins, “The Dead” with animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTNdHadwbk
“He clasps the crag
with crooked hands
Close to the sun in
lonely lands”
from “The Eagle”
The repetition of
identical sounds at the
ends of lines of poetry.
The repetition of
identical sounds within
a line of poetry.
“We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.”
Or
“Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.”
A slant rhyme or half
rhyme occurs when the
vowel sounds are not
quite identical.
“And on that cheek and
o’er that brow”
A mind at peace with all
below”
Consonance
• A repeated consonant sound at the
beginning or end of a word.
•
Litter and batter
Spelled and scald
Laughed and deft
Dress and boss
Slither and lather

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Intro to poetry ppt 2013 --great

  • 1. Introduction to Poetry “In a poem the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.” -Marianne Moore
  • 2. The Human Brain •Divided into 2 parts •Each half has its own function Left Brain: Logic Reality Right Brain: Creativity Emotions
  • 3. To clarify . . . When you are looking at big puffy clouds . . . Your right brain tells you, “Hey! That one looks like a bunny.” While your left brain tells you . . .
  • 5. So, which half do you use when studying poetry? Here are a few hints: • Poetry requires creativity • Poetry requires emotion • Poetry requires an artistic quality • Poetry requires logic
  • 7. For the Left Brain: Recognizing certain devices used within a poem will give the left brain something to concentrate on. We’ll start with the sound devices:
  • 8. The repetition of sounds Example: hat, cat, brat, fat, mat, sat My Beard by Shel Silverstein My beard grows to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes. Here is another example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrcdq2viZg
  • 9. The beat When reading a poem out loud, you may notice a sort of “sing-song” quality to it, just like in nursery rhymes. This is accomplished by the use of rhythm. Rhythm is broken into seven types. •Iambic •Monosyllabic •Anapestic •Spondaic •Trochaic •Accentual •Dactylic Most Used Less Common
  • 10. These identify patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. That means one syllable is pronounced stronger, and one syllable is softer. iambic: anapestic: trochaic: dactylic: unstressed stressed
  • 11. The length of a line of poetry, based on what type of rhythm is used. The length of a line of poetry is measured in metrical units called “FEET”. Each foot consists of one unit of rhythm. So, if the line is iambic or trochaic, a foot of poetry has 2 syllables. If the line is anapestic or dactylic, a foot of poetry has 3 syllables.
  • 12. (This is where it’s going to start sounding like geometry class, so you left-brainers are gonna love this!) Each set of syllables is one foot, and each line is measured by how many feet are in it. The length of the line of poetry is then labeled according to how many feet are in it. 1: Monometer 2: Dimeter 5: Pentameter 6: Hexameter 3: Trimeter 7: Heptameter 4: Tetrameter 8: Octameter *there is rarely more than 8 feet*
  • 13. She Walks in Beauty I. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ ˘ ΄ Reading this poem out loud makes the rhythm evident. Which syllables are more pronounced? Which are naturally softer? II. One shade the more, one ray the less, Count the syllables in Had half impaired the nameless grace each line to Which waves in every raven tress, determine the meter. Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. III. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, Examination of this poem So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, reveals that it would be The smiles that win, the tints that glow, considered iambic tetrameter. But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!
  • 14. Now try this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF1QzjmeYpY • First, count the syllables. • Second, divide by two. Remember these groups of two are called feet. • Third, label the meter. • Fourth, listen carefully to the rhythm. Is it a rising rhythm or a falling rhythm?
  • 15. The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line. To the lay-person, these are called “tongue-twisters”. Example: How much dew would a dewdrop drop if a dewdrop did drop dew?
  • 16. Alliteration Alliteration She Walks in Beauty I. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. These examples use the beginning sounds of words only twice in a line, but by definition, that’s all you need. not a eill A i r t Let’s see what this looks like in a poem we are familiar with.
  • 17. Words that spell out sounds; words that sound like what they mean. Examples: growl, hiss, pop, boom, crack, ptthhhbbb.
  • 18. Let’s see what this looks like in a poem we are not so familiar with yet. Onomatopoeia Noise Day by Shel Silverstein Let’s have one day for girls and boyses When you can make the grandest noises. Screech, scream, holler, and yell – Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell, Sneeze – hiccup – whistle – shout, Laugh until your lungs wear out, Toot a whistle, kick a can, Several other words not highlighted could also be considered as onomatopoeia. Can you find any? Bang a spoon against a pan, Sing, yodel, bellow, hum, Blow a horn, beat a drum, Rattle a window, slam a door, Scrape a rake across the floor . . ..
  • 19. Using the same key word or phrase throughout a poem. This should be fairly self-explanatory, but . . . at risk of sounding like a broken record . . .
  • 20. Valued Treasue by Chris R. Carey Time to spend; Time will eventually time to mend. show us the truth. Time to hate; Time is a mystery; time to wait. time is a measure. Time is the essence; Time for us is time is the key. valued treasure. Time will tell us Time to spend; what we will be. time to mend. Time is the enemy; Time to cry . . . time is the proof. Time to die.
  • 21. So, which is the repeated key word or phrase?
  • 22. Valued Treasue by Chris R. Carey Time to spend; Time will eventually time to mend. show us the truth. Time to hate; Time is a mystery; time to wait. time is a measure. Time is the essence; Time for us is time is the key. valued treasure. Time will tell us Time to spend; what we will be. time to mend. Time is the enemy; Time to cry . . . time is the proof. Time to die.
  • 23. So, which is the repeated key word or phrase? Fairly obvious, huh?
  • 24. The repetition of one or more phrases or lines at the end of a stanza. It can also be an entire stanza that is repeated periodically throughout a poem, kind of like a chorus of a song.
  • 25. Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, Remember this
  • 26. I walk into a room Men themselves have wondered Just as cool as you please, What they see in me. And to a man, They try so much The fellows stand or But they can’t touch Fall down on their knees. My inner mystery. Then they swarm around me, When I try to show them, A hive of honey bees. They say they still can’t see. I say, I say, It’s the fire in my eyes, It’s in the arch of my back, And the flash of my teeth, The sun of my smile, The swing of my waist, ... And the joy in my feet. The grace of my style. I’m a woman I’m a woman Phenomenally. Look familiar? Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, Phenomenal woman, That’s me. That’s me. That is refrain.
  • 27. A comparison between two usually unrelated things using the word “like” or “as”. Examples: Joe is as hungry as a bear. In the morning, Rae is like an angry lion.
  • 28. Simile Ars Poetica By Archibald MacLeish Simile A poem should be palpable and mute as a globed fruit, Silent as the sleeve-worn stone Of casement ledges where the moss has grown— A poem should be wordless As the flight of birds. Simile Let’s see what this looks like in a poem we have never seen before in our lives
  • 29. An implied comparison between two usually unrelated things. Examples: Lenny is a snake. Ginny is a mouse when it comes to standing up for herself. The difference between a simile and a metaphor is that a simile requires either “like” or “as” to be included in the comparison, and a metaphor requires that neither be used.
  • 30. When it comes to using a metaphor device in poetry, a poet can either make the entire poem a metaphor for something, or put little metaphors throughout the poem. • The following poem is one big metaphor.
  • 31. An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis. Examples: I may sweat to death. The blood bank needs a river of blood.
  • 32. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals. Example: The sun stretched its lazy fingers over the valley.
  • 33. A word or image that signifies something other than what is literally represented. Examples: Dark or black images in poems are often used to symbolize death. Light or white images are often used to symbolize life.
  • 34. Using words to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
  • 35. Poetry that follows no rules. Just about anything goes. This does not mean that it uses no devices, it just means that this type of poetry does not follow traditional conventions such as punctuation, capitalization, rhyme scheme, rhythm and meter, etc. Fog The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then, moves on. No Rhyme No Rhythm No Meter This is free verse.
  • 36. A reference to another piece of literature or to history. “She hath Dian’s wit” (from Romeo and Juliet). This is an allusion to Roman mythology and the goddess Diana. The three most common types of allusion refer to mythology, the Bible, and Shakespeare’s writings. xample:
  • 37. Poetry should be read aloud! • Poetry Outloud National Champion 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJeGjAzvs8 • An Evening of Poetry, Music and the Written Word at the White House, President and First Lady Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUfekqAJHeI • James Earl Jones reciting from Othello by Shakespeare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJybA1emr_g&feature=Se • Billy Collins, “The Dead” with animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTNdHadwbk
  • 38. “He clasps the crag with crooked hands Close to the sun in lonely lands” from “The Eagle”
  • 39. The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry.
  • 40. The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry.
  • 41. “We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.” Or “Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.”
  • 42. A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.
  • 43. “And on that cheek and o’er that brow” A mind at peace with all below”
  • 44. Consonance • A repeated consonant sound at the beginning or end of a word. • Litter and batter Spelled and scald Laughed and deft Dress and boss Slither and lather