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I WAS A TEENAGER ONCE 
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. 
But if you learn from them, you'll be a 
better person. It's how you handle adversity, 
not how it affects you. The main thing is 
never quit, never quit, never quit. 
William J. Clinton
I believe (part 1) 
I believe if I knew where I was going I’d lose my way 
I believe that the words that he told you are not your grave 
I know that we are not the weight of all our memories 
I believe in the things that I am afraid to say 
Hold on, hold on 
I believe in the lost possibilities you can see 
And I believe that the darkness reminds us where light can be 
I know that your heart is still beating, beating, 
I believe that you fell so you would land next to me 
‘Cause I have been where you are before 
And I have felt the pain of losing who you are 
And I have died so many times, but I am still alive
I believe (part 2) 
I believe that tomorrow is stronger than yesterday 
And I believe that your head is the only thing in your way 
I wish that you could see your scars turn into beauty 
I believe that today it’s okay to be not okay 
Hold on, hold on 
‘Cause I have been where you are before 
And I have felt the pain of losing who you are 
And I have died so many times, but I am still alive 
This is not the end of me, this is the beginning
WHAT IS POETRY? 
"the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" 
(William Wordsworth)
Main literary devices 
Alliteration 
The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. 
Antithesis 
An antithesis is used when the writer employs two sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity 
to one another. 
Metaphor 
Comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as. 
Personification 
A kind of metaphor that gives non-living objects or ideas human characteristics. 
Example: Her fingers danced across the keyboard.Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and 
phrases for an effect 
Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. 
Simile 
A comparison of 2 different things or ideas through the use of the words "like" or "as." 
Hyperbole : an outrageous exaggeration used for effect. 
Example: He weighs a ton.
Main literary devices 
ALLITERATION 
ANTITHESIS 
METAPHOR 
PERSONIFICATION 
REPETITION 
SIMILE 
HYPERBOLE
Alliteration 
The practice of beginning several 
consecutive or neighboring words 
with the same sound. 
Example: she sells seashell by the 
seashore
Antithesis 
It is a rhetorical 
device in which two 
opposite ideas are 
put together in a 
sentence to achieve 
a contrasting effect. 
Example: 
“To err is human; to forgive 
divine.”Alexander Pope in his “An 
Essay on Criticism” 
“Better to reign in Hell, than serve 
in Heav’n.”John Milton in “Paradise
THINKING ABOUT WORDS 
1. Who is this poem addressed to? 
2. Who writes it? 
3. What`s the meaning of “hold on” in this context: hang on, wait, stay courageous or 
maintain position? 
4. The line “And I have died so many times, but I am still alive” has a metaphoric meaning. Can 
you think about it? Can you find other contradictions? 
5. Find in the text the opposites of be dead (v), find (v), relief(n), weak (adj), ugliness (n). 
6. Choose the line you like most and explain its meaning and why you like it.
WHAT IS POETRY? 
"the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" 
1. What’s the theme of the poem? 
2. What is the tone of the poem? 
3. What is the technique used in the poem?
CAN SONGS BE POEMS?

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Poetry i believe

  • 1. I WAS A TEENAGER ONCE If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. William J. Clinton
  • 2. I believe (part 1) I believe if I knew where I was going I’d lose my way I believe that the words that he told you are not your grave I know that we are not the weight of all our memories I believe in the things that I am afraid to say Hold on, hold on I believe in the lost possibilities you can see And I believe that the darkness reminds us where light can be I know that your heart is still beating, beating, I believe that you fell so you would land next to me ‘Cause I have been where you are before And I have felt the pain of losing who you are And I have died so many times, but I am still alive
  • 3. I believe (part 2) I believe that tomorrow is stronger than yesterday And I believe that your head is the only thing in your way I wish that you could see your scars turn into beauty I believe that today it’s okay to be not okay Hold on, hold on ‘Cause I have been where you are before And I have felt the pain of losing who you are And I have died so many times, but I am still alive This is not the end of me, this is the beginning
  • 4. WHAT IS POETRY? "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (William Wordsworth)
  • 5.
  • 6. Main literary devices Alliteration The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. Antithesis An antithesis is used when the writer employs two sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity to one another. Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as. Personification A kind of metaphor that gives non-living objects or ideas human characteristics. Example: Her fingers danced across the keyboard.Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect Repetition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Simile A comparison of 2 different things or ideas through the use of the words "like" or "as." Hyperbole : an outrageous exaggeration used for effect. Example: He weighs a ton.
  • 7. Main literary devices ALLITERATION ANTITHESIS METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION REPETITION SIMILE HYPERBOLE
  • 8. Alliteration The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. Example: she sells seashell by the seashore
  • 9. Antithesis It is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Example: “To err is human; to forgive divine.”Alexander Pope in his “An Essay on Criticism” “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n.”John Milton in “Paradise
  • 10. THINKING ABOUT WORDS 1. Who is this poem addressed to? 2. Who writes it? 3. What`s the meaning of “hold on” in this context: hang on, wait, stay courageous or maintain position? 4. The line “And I have died so many times, but I am still alive” has a metaphoric meaning. Can you think about it? Can you find other contradictions? 5. Find in the text the opposites of be dead (v), find (v), relief(n), weak (adj), ugliness (n). 6. Choose the line you like most and explain its meaning and why you like it.
  • 11. WHAT IS POETRY? "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" 1. What’s the theme of the poem? 2. What is the tone of the poem? 3. What is the technique used in the poem?
  • 12.
  • 13. CAN SONGS BE POEMS?