3. Form – a poem’s shape
◦ the way the words and lines are laid out on the
page.
Stanzas – a group lines in a poem (like a
paragraph)
◦ Each stanza is a separate emotion or idea
◦ Each contribute to the overall meaning of poem
Lines – the main unit in a poem
◦ May or may not be a complete sentence
◦ Varies in length
4. Conventional/Traditional forms
◦ Fixed rules – such as a set number of lines or a repeating pattern
of rhythm or rhyme
◦ Examples: limericks and haikus
Free Verse – open form
o Has rhythm like everyday speech
o Does not have a regular rhyme pattern
Graphical Elements- help convey meaning
o Include position, appearance of words, capital letters, lines and
stanzas on a page.
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8. There are many different types
of poetry just as there are
many different types of
fiction.
9. • tells a story
• contains characters, setting, conflict, and 5
stages of plot.
• Written in stanzas, contains rhythm, rhyme,
imagery and figurative language
• Has a recognizable rhyme scheme
• For example: “The Walrus and the Carpenter”
by Lewis Carrol
10. Limericks:
◦ A short poem made up of 5 lines
◦ Rhyme scheme (pattern of rhyme): aabba
◦ has a sing-song rhythm
There was an old man with a beard, a
Who said, “It is just as I feared!”- a
Two Owls and a Hen, b
Four Larks and a Wren, b
Have all built their nest in my beard! a
11. Contains 17 syllables arranged in
3 lines, syllable pattern per line 5, 7,5
Creates a clear picture evoking a strong
emotional response
Nature is a common topic of haikus
Example:
Winter solitude – (5 syllables)
in a world of one color (7 syllables)
the sound of the wind. (5 syllables)
Bosho
12. Contains not regular pattern for rhythm or
rhyme
Used to capture sound and rhythm of regular
speech
Example: “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins
This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers,
It is time to say goodbye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.
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19. Let’s look at this
stanza of the poem.
Identify the type of
figurative language
used.
Which senses are
being appealed to?
“The summer
still hangs
heavy and sweet
with sunlight
as it did last year.”
Personification:
summer hangs
Simile: as it did last
year
Touch: heavy
Taste: sweet
Sight: sunlight
20. “The autumn
still comes
showering gold and
crimson
as it did last year.”
Personification:
showering
Simile: as it did last
year
Sight: gold and
crimson
21. “The winter
still stings
cold and clean and
white
as it did last year.”
Personification:
Still stings
Simile: as it did last
year
Touch: stings, cold
Sight: white
22. The spring
still comes
like a whisper in the
dark night.
Personification:
Spring still comes
Simile:
Like a whisper
Onomatopoeia:
whisper
Sound: whisper
Sight: dark night
Editor's Notes
Authors use things like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole to get the reader to really understand what the characters are going through. What they are feeling, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting and hearing. First, let’s define each of these and then take a look at some example to really understand how it works.
