Poetry terms and example poems

I found a very helpful website for you young poets out there. I like that there are example poems used to help with your terms. Enjoy!

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/poetic-forms-and-terms

Poetry

This week we have explored poetry terms and devices, different forms of poetry, and voice. Poetry terms include stanza types, free verse and  rhyme scheme. Poetry forms include narratives, descriptive, haiku, concrete, lyric, and sonnets. We also spoke about the value of voice as well as some spoken word pieces.

Here are some samples to whet your pallet:

I will not let an exam result decide my fate by sulibreezy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-eVF_G_p-Y

Green eggs and ham read by Jesse Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPy2alWEZ-U

Where the wild things are read by Christopher Walken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKNaYlzssbc

To this day by Shane Koyczan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY


Here is a list of poetic devices that you should be able to recognize and use:

Symbolism. Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance, Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Allusion, Irony, Hyperbole and Onomatopoeia


Continue to write poetry. You are to submit five of your best poems one week from today.

Poetry

Introduction to Poetry

Like music, poetry can be a window to the mind and it's a wonderful form of expression.

Poems can convey feeling, emotions and ideas.

When it comes to poetry, there are three essential ingredients that contribute to the meaning and message behind a poem. They are form, devices and theme.  As an example, we will look at the ancient Japanese poetic form called haiku as it relates to these three concepts.

Form:  This refers to the actual way the poem is put together, such as the number of stanzas, the type of rhyme scheme, and the type of poem. Just like the body has a skeleton to hold its shape, poems have a structure that holds their ideas together. In poetry, that "skeleton" is called form. There are many different types or forms of poetry such as Haiku, Couplet, Quatrain, Limerick, and Free Verse. Poem’s form may be very restricted and limited or very free without many restrictions. Rules for form might include number of words, indention, capitalization, number of syllables, placement of rhymed words, and number and/or placement of lines.

• With a haiku, the poem is usually three lines long, has been broken up so that there are 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the next and back to 5 syllables in the last line. There is usually no rhyming, so the scheme would be ABC, and the type of poem is descriptive.

Poetic Devices: There are numerous devices employed within poetry, essentially it is language being used in a particular way to convey a certain feeling or meaning. Poetic devices are tools that an author uses to help the reader visualize what is happening in a story or poem. Devices include imagery, alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia and simile.

• With haikus, imagery is the main poetic device.

Theme: Theme is just that, it is the general idea or thought being conveyed through the poem.  The theme is the point a writer is trying to make about a subject. Learning about theme helps you decide what is important. The theme of the poem tells what the whole poem is about. All the words, descriptions, figurative language, detail sentences, and scenes are all small parts that add to the reader's understanding of what you feel about the theme.

• With haikus, the general theme has to do with a moment in nature.

Humanities 8

Happy Friday! Today we will be watching the last half of the movie The Outsiders. As a reminder, your novel study assignments are due by April 25th. Term three ends on Friday April 19th, with term four starting on Monday, April 22nd.

Our next Unit will be Poetry, so prepare to get descriptive.

English 10

What a great morning. Students presented their novels in the form of a round-table discussion in small groups. Here are some of the selections that our students are reading right now:

The Host by Stephanie Meyer, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Marked by PC Cast and Kristin Cast, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Messages from Beyond by Stephanie Watson, The Witness by James Jauncey, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, and Me and Emma by Elizabeth Flock.

Again, well done to all students. Have a great weekend.

English 10

Great job on your assignments so far. Your creativity and efforts are appreciated. This Friday will be our book talk. Make sure to prepare by using the handout provided to you on Monday. Hopefully, you will have your novel read (or mostly read for those of you are behind in your reading) by Thursday evening. I am interested to hear your comments.