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a.How did you go over the activity?

b.Did you encounter these words
already?
c.What have you observed from the listed
words? How do you classify them?
 POETRY
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? POETRY
 POETRY

Poetry (the term derives from a variant of the

Greek term, poiesis, "making") is a form of literature
that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of
language—such as phonaesthetics, sound
symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in
addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible
(apparent, superficial) meaning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry
 POETRY

- literary form which expresses an individual's

emotions and ideas. Those strong feelings
and thoughts are often presented figuratively
in order to deliver the true meaning or essence
of human emotions
-requires “reflection” and “careful selection of
words”
Elements of
POETRY
 Elements of Poetry

FORM/SHAPE IMAGERY

POEM
THEME DICTION

SOUND
MOOD/TONE
DEVICES
 POETRY

Poetry is a form of writing that uses not only

words,
But also form,
Patterns of sound,
Imagery,
Tone/Mood,
Theme,
To convey the message.
Any Poem will include some or all of these
elements.
 SHAPE/FORM

A poem’s form is
its appearance. Poems
are divided into lines.

Many poems, especially

longer ones, may also
be divided into groups
of lines called stanzas.
 SHAPE/FORM

Basically, the actual shape and form of poems

can vary dramatically from poem to poem. In poetry,
you will encounter two forms: structured and free
verse. Structured poetry has predictable patterns
of rhyme, rhythm, line-length and stanza
construction. Some examples are the sonnet and
the haiku. In free verse, the poet experiments with
the form of the poem. The rhythm, number of
syllables per line and stanza construction do not
follow a pattern.
 THEME

The theme of the poem is the meaning of the

poem – the main idea that the poet is trying to
communicate. The theme may be stated directly or it
may be implied.
 THEME

To identify a poem’s theme, ask

yourself what ideas or insights about
life or human nature you have found in
the poem.
 MOOD/TONE

The feelings the author’s word choices

give the poem.

The only other sounds the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and
deep.
 MOOD/TONE

The mood or tone of a poem is the feeling that

the poet creates and that the reader senses through
the poet’s choice of words, rhythm, rhyme, style and
structure. Poems may express many moods –
humorous, sad, gloomy, sarcastic, joyous, angry
or solemn.
 IMAGERY

 An image is language that describes something

that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or
smelled.
 Poets use words that appeal to the reader’s
senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
 IMAGERY

This is a device by which the poet makes

his meaning strong, clear and sure. The poet
uses sound words and words of color and
touch in addition to figures of speech. As
well, concrete details that appeal to the
reader’s senses are used to build up images.
 IMAGERY

Which senses does the following stanza appeal

to?
Back, he spurred like a madman,
shouting curses to the sky,
With the white road smoking behind
him and his rapier brandished high.
Sight?
Sound?
 DICTION

Diction is the poet’s choice of words. The

poet chooses each word carefully so that both its
meaning and sound contribute to the tone and
feeling of the poem.
The poet must consider a word's denotation
- its definition according to the dictionary and it’s
connotation - the emotions, thoughts and ideas
associated with and evoked by the word.
 SOUND DEVICES

Some poems use techniques of

sound such as rhythm, rhyme, and
alliteration.
 SOUND DEVICES:
RHYTHM

• The pattern of beats

or stresses in a poem.

Poets use patterns of

stressed and
unstressed
syllables to create a
regular rhythm.
 SOUND DEVICES:
RHYME
•-repetition of similar
sounds
•-different kinds of rhyme:
end rhyme (words with
similar sounds that appear
at the end of the lines; often
used in children's
rhyme);and internal rhyme
(kind of rhyme found in the
middle of the lines or a
rhyme within the lines.
 SOUND DEVICES:
RHYME SCHEME
The rhyming pattern that is created at
the end of lines of poetry.
It was a sacrilege, the neighbors cried,
A
The way she shattered every mullioned pane
B To let the firebrand in. They tried in vain.
B
To understand how one so carved from pride.
A

If the poem does not have a rhyme scheme it is

considered to be a free verse poem.
 SOUND DEVICES:
ALLITERATION

The repetition of consonant sounds at the

beginnings of words.

Seven silver swans swam silently seaward.

Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers.

Poetry Elements
CAROUSEL
 Time Allotment:
10 minutes
Instructions:
1. Stay in your groups.
2. Choose your leader, presenter and a secretary.
3. Read the excerpts of poems assigned to you.
4. Identify the following elements in the poem (if
applicable):
a. Form/Shape b. Imagery
c. Theme d. Diction
e. Mood/Tone f. Sound Devices
5. Write your answers in a cartolina.
 Time Allotment:
2 minutes for every station
Instructions:
6. Assign a presenter who will stay in your station.
He/she is in charge of the explanation of their
output.
7. The rest of the members will visit other group's
output. You must take note of the information
shared by the presenter for the sharing
afterwards.
Poetry Elements
CAROUSEL
STATION 1
Poetry Elements
CAROUSEL
STATION 2
Poetry Elements
CAROUSEL
STATION 3
 Gotcha!
Share your thoughts!
What Friendship
Is
Kaylee E. Jones
 Time Allotment:
7 minutes
Instructions:
1. Read the poem, What Friendship Is by Kaylee
E. Jones.
2. Identify the following elements in the poem (if
applicable):
a. Form/Shape b. Imagery
c. Theme d. Diction
e. Mood/Tone f. Sound Devices
What Friendship Is by Kaylee E. Jones
You were there for me when I needed you.
You cared for me when I cried to you.
You fought for me when I couldn't stand.
You held me up with a giving hand.
You will die for me just like I will die for you.

So,

I was there for you when you needed me.

I cared for you when you cried to me.
I fought for you when you couldn't stand.
I held you up with my giving hand.
I will die for you, just like you will die for me.
Instructions:
1. Research the poem, A Parent's Prayer by
David Axton.
2. Identify the following elements in the poem (if
applicable):
a. Form/Shape b. Imagery
c. Theme d. Diction
e. Mood/Tone f. Sound Devices
Instructions:
1. Research the poem, A Parent's Prayer by
David Axton.
2. Identify the following elements in the poem (if
applicable):
a. Form/Shape b. Imagery
c. Theme d. Diction
e. Mood/Tone f. Sound Devices
God Bless!
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