POETRY

SHREYA
JAYARAJ
11-A
ROLL NO: 16
WHAT IS POETRY?
- literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity
by the use of distinctive style and rhythm

“Poetry is when an emotion

has found its thought and the
thought has found words.”

― Robert Frost

“Poetry might be defined as the

clear expression of mixed
feelings.”

― W.H. Auden
Different kinds of a poem
The Ballad Epic Sonnet

Elegy Lyric Ode

Ballad Epic
• A ballad is a form of verse, An epic poem is a long, narrative
often a narrative set to music. poem that is usually about heroic
• The earliest form in English deeds and events that are
literature. significant to the culture of the
poet.

Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad”

“And the shivers took hold of Hector when
Wordsworth “Lyrical he saw
Ballads” him, and he could no longer stand his
ground there,
“Strange fits of passion have I know
And I will dare to tell, but left the gates behind, and fled,
But in the Lover’s ear alone, frightened, and
What once to me befell.”
Peleus' son went after him in the
confidence of his
quick feet.”
 Elegy
In English literature, an elegy is
a poem of serious reflection,
usually a lament for the dead.
W.H. Auden’s “In Memory of
W.B. Yeats”
“He disappeared in the dead of winter:
The brooks were frozen, the airports
almost deserted,
And snow disfigured the public statues;
The mercury sank in the mouth of the
dying day.
What instruments we have agree The
day of his death
was a dark cold day.”
Sonnet
The word sonnet is derived
from the Italian word
“sonetto,” which means a
“little song” or small lyric.
a poem of fourteen lines that
follows a strict rhyme scheme
 and specific structure.
Recited to musical
accompaniment
Milton’s “On His Blindness” is a
beautiful example in this regard
ode
It is an elaborately
structured poem praising or
glorifying an event or
individual, describing
nature intellectually as well
as emotionally.
Shelley’s “Ode to the
West Wind” and Keats
“Ode on a Grecian
Urn” are the examples
of Ode
Lyric
Lyric poetry is a formal type
of poetry which expresses
personal emotions or
feelings, typically spoken in
the first person.
lyrical poetry is closely
concerned with music.
To Dianeme and To
Anthea Who May
Command Him
Anything are beautiful
examples.
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Please find my poetry recitation
attached in GCR.
Why I like this poem..
The poem gives a clear picture about the complexities of
the human character. The poet William Wordsworth has
beautifully described the various contrasts of human
behavior. When he talks about the contrasts of the
human face, he is referring to both the faces we make in
certain moods and the face of our personalities. He
describes the ups and the downs, the full and the empty.
Of all the natural occurrences he has seen and been
moved by, he now focuses on humans. The poet greatly
appreciates the uniqueness of humankind and gives the
readers as well, the opportunity to appreciate and be
thankful for being a part of such a dynamic species.