What is POETRY?

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
And flies like it too!
 • is a type of writing
POETRY
where words and
sounds are
combined to create
ideas and feelings.
Key
Elements
of
Poetry
Rhyme
• is the sound
of a word or
syllable, not
the spelling.
 • The
particular
Rhythm beat of a
line of a
poem.
Stanza
• a section of a
poem consisting
of a few lines
arranged together
in a recurring
pattern of rhythm
and rhyme.
Think of it this
way: • A Stanza is to
a poem as a
Paragraph is to
an essay
Metaphor • is the use of
figurative
and language.
Simile
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• Is the use of
repetitive sounds.
Types of Poetry
The Narrative & Lyric Poem
Narrative Poetry

Definitions + Examples
 Narrative Poetry

Narrative poetry tells a

story, a sequence of
connected events. It
propels characters
through a plot. It is
always told by a
narrator.
 Famous
Narrative
Poems
 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious
volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping,
suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping,
rapping at my chamber door.
The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798

Day after day, day after day,

We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.
 Lyric Poetry
• A lyrical poem is a comparatively short,
non-narrative poem in which a single
speaker presents an idea, state of mind
or an emotional state.

Did you know...

The term “lyric” comes from “lyre,”
a musical instrument that
accompanied ancient Greek poets?
•Lyric poetry typically describes
the poet's innermost feelings or candid
observations and evokes a musical
quality in its sounds and rhythms.
Famous Lyric
Poems
 Dream Deferred
by Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream

deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten
meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein

If you were only one inch tall,

you'd ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying aunt would be
your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.
Think about creating your
own poem...
Narrative? Lyric?
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