2. 1
speaker - the one who speaks
diction - the way you enunciate a word
imagery - an image that gives you a clue of what the poem is about
allusion - a way to say something without using the actual word
simile - comparison using like or as
personification - something not human portrayed as human
metaphor - comparison that does not using like or as
refrain - repeated phrase
symbol - something that stands for something else
stanza - like a paragraph, but for poems
alliteration - the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
onomatopoeia - what sound you think of when you hear a word
enjambment - the continuation from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
connotation - all the feelings that come along with a word
denotation - the literal meaning of a word
euphemism - a sugar-coated way of saying something
tone - the way you say your words
hyperbole - obvious and intentional exaggeration
Poetry Devices
4. 2
Poetry made by redictating
the words in a text with a
permanent marker, leaving
behind only a few choice
words to make a poem.
Blackout Poetry
5. 4
Growth
Bittersweet weekend
Without hesitation
Quickly, out into the proverbial sunset
No surprise, I chose the opportunity
I traveled
I continued to embrace my time her
I realized the nothing changed
I look back on my ups and downs
One word: GROWTH
I see growth
There is growth
Looking in, it doesn’t take much to look for growth
Experience taught me more about life and growth
To see the growth, not only as an inspiration
The possibility of what they can and will do
I see growth in our lives
I hope to continue growing
6. 3
A Japanese poem of
seventeen syllables in
three lines: five, seven, five
Haiku
7. 6
Freshman Year
Forget freshman year.
Never! Unforgettable!
Best year of our lives!
Twitter
Typing a hashtag
Looking for what is trending.
Check your connections.
Worlds of Fun
Riding the Mamba
Swimming in a small, full pool
Eating lots of food.
Pella
Tulips bloom from soil
Waving as parades roll by
Clapping their petals
8. 7
Freshman Year
Forget freshman year.
Never! Unforgettable!
Best year of our lives!
Twitter
Typing a hashtag
Looking for what is trending.
Check your connections.
Worlds of Fun
Riding the Mamba
Swimming in a small, full pool
Eating lots of food.
Pella
Tulips bloom from soil
Waving as parades roll by
Clapping their petals
Section 1
Haiku
10. 9
I Am
I am imaginative and loud
I wonder what people are thinking
I hear the ocean
I see the clouds below me
I want to be in England
I am imaginative and loud
I pretend to be laying by the sea
I feel the breeze through my hair
I touch the exfoliating sand
I worry there are sharks in the water
I cry thinking of leaving
I am imaginative and loud
I understand that I cannot stay here
I say that I will come back
I dream of the wave-lapped sea
I try to put myself back in the memory
I hope I have not changed the thought of the sea
I am imaginative and loud
11. 5
A poem of fourteen lines,
using any of a number of
formal rhyme schemes
(iambic pentameter),
typically having ten
syllables per line.
Sonnet
12. Iambic
Pentameter
unrhymed
lines
14 lines
divided into
an octane
and a sestet
rhymed
lines
divided into
3 quatrains
started by Paolo
Lanfranchi da
Pistoia
started by
William
Shakespeare
Shakespearean
Sonnets
Italian
Sonnets
they are both
types of sonnets
13. 12
Watching the Moon
As you fall into the dark midnight sky,
Light from the moon catches you by surprise.
Calm breezes blow fallen leaves around
The man in the moon gives way for sunrise.
Shimmering stars punch holes in the darkness.
Starry holes that lead people to heaven.
Guiding many souls to a forever
Existing in everlasting sweven.*
Leaning in the light that breaks the darkness
Wearing the white cloak of midnight moonlight
Glistening on waves and painting the world
Covering earth in a blanket of white.
*sweven: a dream
14. 6
Poetry in which the
arrangement of words is as
important in conveying the
intended effect as the
elements of the poem.
EXAMPLE: Meaning of
words, rhythm, etc.
Concrete Poetryaka Shape Poetry
15. 14
Illustration 6.1 Concrete Poem Examples
Expression. Emotion. Gestures.
Outbursts of aggression
Timid displays of affection.
Eyes pooled with feeling
whirring in the pit of a black hole.
A tight ring of color squeezes
out an ocean spray of sadness.
Eyebrow arrows point down the slope
of a perfectly sculpted nose.
Wiggling around to catch the smell
of freshly baked bread.
A dash of eyelashes frame a harsh stare.
A stare that was complete with emotions.
Glancing across the terrain
of cheekbone mountains.
Within this mountain range
lay the etched-in smile lines
that trace an oval around lips
capable of screaming profanity.
Lips that can whisper precious memories.
Give advice. Catch a kiss.
Present information.
A face is easily read
and so quickly misunderstood
that the features eventually run into each other
to create misconception.
Try to understand my emotions.
My face.
16. 7
A poem in which the first
letter, syllable or word of
each line spells out a word
or a message.
Acrostic Poetry
17. 16
!!!iving every day
! ! ! nspired by others
! ! ! eeling exasperated
! ! ! njoying every moment
L
I
F
E
18. 8
Parody is the imitation of
the style of another work,
writer or genre, which
relies on deliberate
exaggeration to achieve
comic or satirical effect.
Parody Poetry
19. 18
! ! ! Cinderella Had a Shoe
Cinderella had a shoe.
It was made of glass.
She lost that shoe at twelve o’ clock
And tripped onto the grass.
With an “oh crap” here.
and an “oh crap” there.
Where’s my shoe!
Where’s my shoe!
Where oh where oh where’s my shoe!
Cinderella lost her shoe.
Prince Charming had some class.
21. 20
Going Unnoticed
A gray chair kept me from sinking to the ground
As I watched a grown man cry
Speaking of an inspiration
That had remained in him through many years
Awestruck at the passion that sat between the lines of his notes
He read the image to the audience
Complete silence as he reenacted what he had witnessed
A story of heroism, of strength, of power
In this story, he describes a girl
A girl with unbelievable strength
She wanted to stand for her country
Wanted to prove her strength and endurance
She stood from a wheelchair
Saluted with shaking hands
Held up by another soldier
He said that no one had noticed
And as this man spoke
I realized the influence
I realized how much he looked up to her
In that moment
That women who stood from a wheelchair
Became a role model for everyone
Who watched the grown man cry
23. Alliteration
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
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24. Allusion
a way to say something without using the actual word
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25. Connotation
all the feelings that come along with a word
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27. Diction
the way you enunciate a word
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28. Enjambment
the continuation from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
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