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Poetry Term ExamplesPoetry Term Examples Figurative Language & Imagery DiscussionFigurative Language & Imagery Discussion Writing TimeWriting Time

Write Write at leastat least one of the choices. Choose your one of the choices. Choose your words carefully.words carefully.

If you finish, write another poem or illustrate If you finish, write another poem or illustrate your first poemyour first poem

Homework: Poetry Terms Test on Thursday Homework: Poetry Terms Test on Thursday (or possibly Monday)(or possibly Monday)

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Figurative language—language Figurative language—language that communicates ideas beyond that communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of words.the literal meanings of words. Example: “I will speak daggers to her, Example: “I will speak daggers to her,

but use none.” ~but use none.” ~HamletHamlet

Figurative LanguageFigurative LanguageThe EagleThe Eagle, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson , by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

(1851)(1851)

He He clasps the crag with crooked handsclasps the crag with crooked hands;;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ringed with the azure world, he stands.Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

The The wrinkled seawrinkled sea beneath him crawls; beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,He watches from his mountain walls,And And like a thunderboltlike a thunderbolt he falls. he falls.

ImageryImagery

Language that emphasizes sense impressions Language that emphasizes sense impressions that helps the reader see, hear, feel, smell, that helps the reader see, hear, feel, smell, and taste things described in the work.and taste things described in the work.

The apparition of these The apparition of these faces in the crowd;faces in the crowd;

Petals on a wet, black Petals on a wet, black bough.bough.

~~Ezra Pound,Ezra Pound,In a Station of the MetroIn a Station of the Metro

New WorldNew World, by N. Scott Momaday, by N. Scott Momaday

HaikuHaiku HaikuHaiku means “beginning-verse” in Japanese— means “beginning-verse” in Japanese—

perhaps because the form may have originated in a perhaps because the form may have originated in a game. Haiku are so short that they depend upon game. Haiku are so short that they depend upon imagery to trigger associations and responses in the imagery to trigger associations and responses in the reader. reader. In Japanese, it has seventeen syllables In Japanese, it has seventeen syllables arranged in three unrhymed lines, usually following a arranged in three unrhymed lines, usually following a pattern of five, seven, and five syllables. In English, pattern of five, seven, and five syllables. In English, this pattern is usually ignored, but the idea of the this pattern is usually ignored, but the idea of the intensity of a particular moment is preservedintensity of a particular moment is preserved. Two . Two concrete images are usually linked (many have to do concrete images are usually linked (many have to do with the season and/or nature).with the season and/or nature).

HaikuHaiku Not haikuNot haikuThe falling flowerThe falling flower Now that our love is Now that our love is

gonegoneI saw drift back to the branchI saw drift back to the branch I feel within my soulI feel within my soulWas a butterfly.Was a butterfly. a nagging distress.a nagging distress.

-Arakida Moritake-Arakida Moritake

More Haiku examplesMore Haiku examplesHeat-lightning streak—Heat-lightning streak—through darkness through darkness

piercespiercesthe heron’s shriek.the heron’s shriek.

In the old stone poolIn the old stone poola frogjump:a frogjump:splishhhhhsplishhhhh.. --Matsuo BashoMatsuo Basho

On the one-ton temple On the one-ton temple bellbell

a moonmoth, folded into a moonmoth, folded into sleep,sleep,

sits still.sits still.

I go,I go,you stay;you stay;two autumns.two autumns. --Taniguchi BusonTaniguchi Buson

only one guy andonly one guy andonly one fly trying toonly one fly trying tomake the guest room do.make the guest room do.

Cricket, beCricket, becareful! I’m rollingcareful! I’m rollingover!over! --Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa

Haiku AmbulanceHaiku AmbulanceA piece of green pepper A piece of green pepper

fellfelloff the wooden salad off the wooden salad

bowl:bowl:so what?so what? --Richard BrautiganRichard Brautigan

Making jazz swing inMaking jazz swing inSeventeen syllables Seventeen syllables

AIN’TAIN’TNo square poet’s No square poet’s

job.job. --Etheridge KnightEtheridge Knight

Writing ChoicesWriting Choices Color me (Color me (redred). List fifteen things you can think ). List fifteen things you can think

of when you think of the color ___. Include the of when you think of the color ___. Include the sound of ___, the feeling of ___, and the taste of sound of ___, the feeling of ___, and the taste of ___.___.

Come to your senses. Choose a human emotion Come to your senses. Choose a human emotion or other idea. Think about it and experience it or other idea. Think about it and experience it with all five senses. Write a line that tells what with all five senses. Write a line that tells what color it is. Then write some other lines to color it is. Then write some other lines to describe it using just one of the senses (taste, describe it using just one of the senses (taste, smell, sight, sound, and feel) in each line.smell, sight, sound, and feel) in each line.

Write four haiku. Confine your poems to what Write four haiku. Confine your poems to what can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. Include few adjectives, shun needless Include few adjectives, shun needless conjunctions, and set your poems in the present.conjunctions, and set your poems in the present.