English for Acad

1. Poem Text
for grade 11
TEACHER: MANOLO L. GIRON
SUBJECT: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
SCHOOL: ZAMBALES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2.  How can you tell if a text is a poem or not?
 What are the characteristics/elements of a poem?
Characteristics of the poem
1. Stanza – is one of the parts into which a poem is
divided.
2. Lines – a group of words that are sung or spoken.
3. Rhyme- the lines end with words that have very similar
sounds.
4. Rhythm – a regular series of sounds.

3. Trees
by Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

4.  1.How many stanzas are there in the poem?
 (6)
 2. How many lines make up each stanza?
 (2)
 3. What is the rhyme scheme/pattern of each stanza?
 (aa)
 4. Is there a dominant rhythm in the entire poem?
 (yes, iambic tetrameter)

5. The elements of Poetry
 A set of instruments used to create a poem.
1. Alliteration- two or more words which have the
same initial sounds
Example. Pretty Princess, Busy Bee
2. Assonance-a partial rhyme which has the same
internal vowel sounds among different
words.
Example. The tundra left the man hungry for buns
3. Metaphor-a comparison which does not use
the two words like or as.
Example. Life is a journey

6. The elements of Poetry
4. Onomatopoeia – Words that sound like their
meaning.
Example. Buzz, moo, pow
5. Repetitions- the repetition of the same word
throughout the poem to
emphasize significance.
6. Rhyme- The repetition of sounds within different
words either end, middle, or beginning
sound.
Example. Loose, goose

7. The elements of Poetry
7. Rhythm- the flow of words within each meter
and stanza.
Example. Iambic – consist of one syllable does is not stress followed
by another syllable that is stress.
8. Simile – a comparison using the words like or as.
Example. Life is like a box of chocolate
9. Style – the way the poem is written.
Example. Free style, Ballad

8. The elements of Poetry
10. Symbol – Something that represents something
else through association.
Example. A rainbow symbolize as hope.
11. Theme – the message, point of view and idea
of the poem.
Example. Nature, School, Sports

9. References
 Sorry I forgot the web addresses.