POETRY

1. What is it?

2. Why write it?

3. Why study it?

POETRY: Can it be defined?

• One of three genres• Prose, Drama, Poetry• No single characteristic• Most=regular rhythmical pattern or meter• Some in prose, some in free verse• Most=concise, musical, emotionally charged

language• Most=imagery, figurative language, sound

devices such as rhyme

I. TYPES OF POETRY

A. Narrative poetry: tells as story, told by a narrator

1. Ballads-Songlike poem, often dealing with adventure or romance (Middle Ages)

2. Epics-long, narrative about the adventures of gods or of a hero, such as Beowulf. (Anglo-Saxon Period)

B. Lyrics: expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker. Presents an experience or single effect but does not tell a full story. 1. Odes-Long, formal lyric poem with serious

theme.2. Elegies-solemn and formal lyric poem about

death.3. Sonnets-14 line lyric poem focused on a

single theme.

C. Lyric Popularity

Lyrical poetry flourished in the Renaissance and was revived during the Romantic period (1798-1832) and has remained a common poetic form since that time.

II. THE SONNET

A. 14 lines lyric poemB. Focused on a single themeC. Most written in iambic pentameterD. Two traditional patterns

1. Petrarchan or Italian Sonneta. 2 parts

i. 8-line Octaveii. 6-line sestet

b. Octave rhymes abba abba and raises a question, states a problem, or presents a brief narrative

c. Sestet rhymes cde cde or some combination of cd rhymes and answers the question, solves the problem or comments on the problem.

2. English or Shakespearean Sonneta. three 4-line quatrains and

concluding two-line coupletb. Rhyme scheme of each quatrain is

usually abab cdcdefef and couplet is ggc. Each quatrain explores a variation

of the main themed. the couplet offers a summarizing

or concluding statement.

E. Sonnet Cycle or Sequence: series of sonnets that fit loosely together to form a story, written to one person or on one theme.

Each poem can stand alone.

The sequence lets the poet trace the development of a relationship or examine different aspects of a single subject.

POETRY TERMS: Define each of the following terms

1. Alliteration2. Allusion3. Apostrophe4. Assonance5. Conflict6. Consonance7. Imagery8. Metaphor9. Mood10. Personification11. Repetition12. Simile13. Symbol14. Theme15. Tone

16. Meter17. Feet 18. Iamb19. Pentameter20. Stanza21. Free Verse22. Paradox23. Octave24. Sestet25. Quatrain26. Rhyme Scheme27. Rhymed Couplet28. Internal Rhyme29. End Rhyme30. Exact Rhyme31. Slant Rhyme

ASSIGNMENT

• Write out the definitions to all the terms in your class notebook. You may add these to our ongoing definitions section.

• Some of the terms have previously been defined.

• You may use the glossary in your textbook as well as the information provided in the time period overview section to come up with a complete definition.

• Avoid writing word for word; try to write in such a manner as you will remember.

QUIZ CREATION

• You must type out (or VERY NEATLY handwrite) an objective quiz over the terms.

• It must contain 15 items. They may be matching, fill in the blank or true false.

• Put your name at the bottom of the quiz as the creator. Create a name line at the top for the test taker.

• On a separate sheet write an answer key, also with your name on it.