- SPEAKER
- SITUATION
- SYNTAX
- SOUND
- RHYTHM
- RHYMES
- ALLITERATION
- ASSONANCE
- TONE
- METER
- SIMILE
- METAPHOR
- THEME
- SYMBOLISM
Friday, December 30, 2016
the ELEMENTS of POETRY
There are several ELEMENTS which make up a good poem:
Friday, December 16, 2016
(4) WAYS TO FIND POEMS
(1) FILL YOUR JOURNAL/NOTEBOOK WITH WORDS, WORD IMAGES, PHRASES, SENTENCES, AND FRAGMENTS OF SENTENCES.
(2) EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THESE WORDS AND SENTENCES.
(3) DEVELOP IDEAS BASED ON YOUR THOUGHTS. IDEAS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL GOOD POETRY
(4) CAPTURE THESE IDEAS IN YOUR JOURNAL/NOTEBOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
*** IN THIS WAY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN EYE OUT FOR POSSIBLE POEMS.
(2) EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THESE WORDS AND SENTENCES.
(3) DEVELOP IDEAS BASED ON YOUR THOUGHTS. IDEAS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL GOOD POETRY
(4) CAPTURE THESE IDEAS IN YOUR JOURNAL/NOTEBOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
*** IN THIS WAY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN EYE OUT FOR POSSIBLE POEMS.
poetry TERMS
ALLITERATION - Repeated sounds as in tongue twisters.
IMAGES - Mental images/figurative language.
POETRY - An imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response.
RHYTHM - A movement or flow characterized by a beat or accent.
METAPHORS - A comparison of unlike things WITHOUT like or as.
SIMILES - Comparing unlike things using like, as, and as though.
PATTERNS - A predictable routine.
COUPLET - Pairs of rhyming lines in a verse.
STANZA - A group of lines which form a separate segment.
BALLAD - A story, a narrative poem written in 4 line stanzas.
FREE VERSE - Poem composed of variable, usually un-rhymed lines having no fixed pattern.
IMAGES - Mental images/figurative language.
POETRY - An imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response.
RHYTHM - A movement or flow characterized by a beat or accent.
METAPHORS - A comparison of unlike things WITHOUT like or as.
SIMILES - Comparing unlike things using like, as, and as though.
PATTERNS - A predictable routine.
COUPLET - Pairs of rhyming lines in a verse.
STANZA - A group of lines which form a separate segment.
BALLAD - A story, a narrative poem written in 4 line stanzas.
FREE VERSE - Poem composed of variable, usually un-rhymed lines having no fixed pattern.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
FOR EMILY DICKINSON DAY
like ME
QUESTIONABLY
or am I like her reclusive
lone wolf
shy and introverted lover
of words
friendship by letters
composer of POETRY
of life of love
of mystery
emily dickinson and ME
UNQUESTIONABLY
writing for the world to see
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
(8) Things It Takes To Be A POET
- CONVICTION
- PATIENCE
- STILLNESS
- ATTENTIVENESS
- INTUITION
- CURIOSITY
- EXPERIMENTATION
- ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS
The Structure of Poetry
The structure used in poems varies with different types of poetry.
The structural elements include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza.
Poets combine the use of language and a specific structure to create imaginative and expressive work.
The structures used in some poetry types are also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem.
The structures of many different types of poetry result in groups of lines on the page which enhances the poem's composition.
The structural elements include the line, couplet, strophe and stanza.
Poets combine the use of language and a specific structure to create imaginative and expressive work.
The structures used in some poetry types are also used when considering the visual effect of a finished poem.
The structures of many different types of poetry result in groups of lines on the page which enhances the poem's composition.
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