POETRY

What is poetry?

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ANINDYA ALFIANOFITA

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Linguistic and Literature - A

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What will we discuss about? 1

1. The Definition of Poetry

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2. The Elements of Poetry

3. Alliteration 3

4. Assonance
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 1. The Definition of Poetry 1

What is poetry? 2

Poetry is one of the genre in literary

works. It has stanza and mostly
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rhyming sound which make the poetry
sounds special.

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2. The Elements of Poetry 1

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Stanza Rhyme Rhythm

Repetition Imagery

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What is stanza?

Stanza Example
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Lines of poetry that are
grouped as a unit and
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offset from other lines
with a space. T

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What is rhyme?

Rhyme Example
I’ve made up my mind my friend
The same syllable or word You are mine until the end
sounds, often occurring at One day I’ll be dressed in white
the end of lines of poetry. With our bright future in sight
Never knew you’d be the one
To make me say I’m done
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What is rhythm?

Rhythm
The beat of the poem heard
in the pattern of stressed and
unstressed syllables.
Example
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In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle light
In summer, quite the other way
I have to go to bed by day T

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What is repetition?

Repetition Example
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A recurrence
of elements to create unity

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What is imagery?

Imagery Example
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The concrete
representation of a
sense impression,
feeling or idea. T

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 03. Alliteration 1

Alliteration is a repetition of the same consonant sounds in a

sequence of words.
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Example:

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Down the slippery slide they slid

Sitting slightly sideways.

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 04. Assonance 1

Assonance is the repetition of similar internal vowel sounds in a

sentence or a line of poetry.
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Example:

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Amy actually arrived at the American
restaurant on time.

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Let’s Identify a Poetry

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Stanza?
Rhyme?

Repetition? Alliteration?
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1. Stanza
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
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Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
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Come from the dying moon, and blow,
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Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father will come to thee soon; T
Rest, rest, on mother’s breast,
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
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Silver sails all out of the west
Under the silver moon;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep F
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2. Rhyme
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
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Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
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Come from the dying moon, and blow,
Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father will come to thee soon; T
Rest, rest, on mother’s breast,
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
Silver sails all out of the west
Under the silver moon;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep F
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3. Rhythm

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Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
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Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!

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4. Imagery
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
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Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go, W
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
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This poetry
This poetry uses
uses “visual
“visual imagery”.
imagery”.

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5. Repetition
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
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Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
W
Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father will come to thee soon; T
Rest, rest, on mother’s breast,
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
Silver sails all out of the west
Under the silver moon;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep F
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6. Alliteration
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
T
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
W
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father will come to thee soon; T
Rest, rest, on mother’s breast,
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
Silver sails all out of the west
Under the silver moon;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep F
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7. Assonance
Sweet and Low
By Lord Tennyson
 
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Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low. Breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go,
Come from the dying moon, and blow,
W
Blow him again to me:
While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps.
 
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father will come to thee soon; T
Rest, rest, on mother’s breast,
Father will come to his babe in the nest,
Silver sails all out of the west
Under the silver moon;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep F
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References
o https://
www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/tutoring/documents/writingareahandoutrevision/literature/IntrotoPoetry. T
pdf

o https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/An_Introduction_to_Poetry_1000000838.pdf

o http://faculty.wiu.edu/M-Cole/LectureNotes.pdf W
o https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46712/introduction-to-poetry

o https://www.rainbowresource.com/pdfs/products/prod022728_smpl0.pdf

o https://youtu.be/Yf3UWYGIVic T

o https://youtu.be/uLUCDnpR3iA

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