World Of Poetries

Delisha Sethi
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 Acknowledgement

What is a poetry?

Index Basic elements of poetries

Types of poetries

My poem on ‘ teenage ‘
I’d like to thank Prachi Ma’am, my
English teacher for giving me this
opportunity to give a presentation and
share about such interesting topics.
 What is a poetry?
A type of literature based on the
interplay of words and rhythm.
Poetry is from the Greek poiein,
“to make”: a poem is something
made, or in English we would
say crafted.

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 BASIC ELEMENTS OF POETRY

 Meter: Meter is the rhythmic structure within a poem and is dictated by

the number of syllables and the pattern in which these syllables are
emphasized.

 Rhyme: Rhyme is created when the last one or more syllables within
separate words match. A poem is considered to rhyme when the last
words of the lines within the verse share this relationship.
 Verse: The verse of the poem is a way to describe the relationship
between rhyme and meter in a poem.
 Stanza: A stanza is a group of lines within the verse of a poem. They
often follow a similar pattern or meter or contain a similar idea, but not
always. They are separated from other stanzas within the poem through
the use of a break or a blank line. 5
 Lets take a look at our famous poets

EDGAR ALLAN POE LEWIS CARROLL LANGSTON HUGHES​ SHAKESPEARE

1809-1849 1832-1898 1901-1967 1564-1616

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Now we’ll get to know about types
of poetries
Acrostic
Poetry in which usually the first letter in
each line, forms a word or message when
read in a sequence.
“ALICE PLEASANCE LIDDELL,” the
subject of the poem.
A boat beneath a sunny sky,
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July —
Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear —
Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.
Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.
Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.
In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream —
Lingering in the golden gleam —
Life, what is it but a dream?
 Ballad
• A poem that tells a story similar to a
folktale or a legend, which often has a It was many and many a year ago,
repeated refrain. There are 3 types of
ballads: In a kingdom by the sea,
1. Traditional ballads. That a maiden there lived whom you may know
2. Broadsides. By the name of Annabel Lee;”
3. Literary ballads.
Edgar Allan Poe
In a kingdom by the sea, Edgar Allan Poe
weaves the tale of the lovely Annabel Lee.
This love song is a tragic one, because
Annabel Lee dies, leaving behind her lover
to mourn her life. This poem is famous
because it is the last poem Poe completed
before his death, and its publication occurred
after the death of the poet.
Carpe Diem Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
• Latin expression that means ‘ Life is a broken-winged bird
seize the day ’. It usually has a That cannot fly.
theme of living for today. Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Langston Hughes

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Romanticism
A poem about nature
and love while having
emphasis on the
personal experience.
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die …

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Epigram
Mankind must put an end to war, or
A very short, ironic and witty
war will put an end to mankind.
poem usually written as a
brief couplet or a quatrain.
The term is derived from John F. Kennedy
Greek epigramma meaning
inscription.

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Shape poem

Poetry written in the shape or

form of an object.

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Burlesque A Modest Proposal
Poetry that treats a serious subject as humor. I have been assured by a very knowing
It has its roots in Italian as well as French
language in which it was in use during the American of my acquaintance in London,
16th century. In French, it meant odd or that a young healthy child well nursed, is,
grotesque, while in Italian it meant at a year old, a most delicious nourishing
ludicrous. It is a derivative of burla that
means joke or fun. Burlesque literature is a and wholesome food, whether stewed,
form of satire. It is often and perhaps best roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no
described as “an incongruous imitation.” doubt that it will equally serve in a
He suggests that the poorest families sell their fricasie, or a ragoust.
children as a source of food for the wealthy
English. Throughout, he uses his wit to mock
by Jonathan Swift
and parody the English who pretend to care
about the crisis but never do anything about it.
Consider this quote from the literary work:

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 Satire are used to analyze behaviors to make fun of, criticize, or chastise them in a
humorous way. There are three types of satirical poetry.

JUVENALIAN. MENIPPEAN. HORATIAN

o This is the harshest form
of the three. It is
concentrated on a single
target, whether that be a
person or a small group of
people. Most political
satire is Juvenalian.
o Menippean satire is less
direct and more
widespread than
Juvenalian. It is directed at
a larger segment of the
population of a broader set
of beliefs or choices. For
example, an entire
political party rather than
a specific politician.
o This type of satire is the
softest and easiest to deal
with if you are on the
receiving end. Horatian
satire comes closer to
parody than it does to the
harsh roasting of
Juvenalian satire

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Pastoral
A poem that depicts rural life in a
peaceful, romanticized way.
Christopher Marlowe’s “The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love,”
published in 1599, is an early
example of the pastoral mode. It is
often studied as a well-known love
poem
Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That
Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks, Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks, By
shallow Rivers to whose falls Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of
flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty Lambs we pull; Fair lined
slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds, With Coral clasps and Amber studs: And if these
pleasures may thee move, Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May-morning: If
these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me, and be my love.
Christopher Marlowe
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 Whose woods these are I think I
Quatrain know.
A stanza or poem consisting of four lines.
Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme while having a His house is in the village though;
similar number of syllables.
Heroic stanza: This type of quatrain follows
He will not see me stopping here
an ABAB or AABB rhyme pattern. It can be
called the elegiac stanza. To watch his woods fill up with
Ruba’i: This quatrain comes from Persia. It snow.
follows an AABA rhyme scheme.
Ballad stanza: This type of poem also follows Robert Frost
the ABAB rhyme scheme, but it switches
between iambic tetrameter, or lines of eight
syllables, and iambic trimeter, or lines of six
syllables.
Envelope quatrain: This verse follows the
ABBA rhyme scheme.
Memoriam stanza: This last type is written in
iambic tetrameter but follows the envelope
quatrain ABBA style.

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Terza Rima- A type of poetry consisting of 10 or 11 syllable lines
arranged in three-line tercets. Dante’s Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy. Inferno,
Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
So bitter is it, death is little more;
But of the good to treat, which there I found,
Tant’ è amara che poco è più morte;
Speak will I of the other things I saw there.
ma per trattar del ben ch’i’ vi trovai,
dirò de l’altre cose ch’i’ v’ho scorte.
I cannot well repeat how there I entered,
Io non so ben ridir com’ i’ v’intrai, So full was I of slumber at the moment
tant’ era pien di sonno a quel punto In which I had abandoned the true way.
che la verace via abbandonai.

But after I had reached a mountain’s foot,

Ma poi ch’i’ fui al piè d’un colle giunto,
là dove terminava quella valle
At that point where the valley terminated,
che m’avea di paura il cor compunto, Which had with consternation pierced my
heart,
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Narrative Princess Eva waited so long.
She wondered if the fairy had been wrong.
Trapped in the castle was she.
How could this be?
A poem that tells a story. The witch cackled he'll never come.
That prince is a bum.
Princess Eva just sighed sadly.
No Prince Needed by Maybe she didn't want this so badly.
Jennifer L. Betts Looking out the window.
She was tired of being in limbo.
When the witch went to sleep
The princess decided to creep
Right down the stairs.
"Who cares?"
She thought with a smile.
"I'm leaving this castle, princess style."
"Who needs a prince?" thought she.
I've just got to rely on me.
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A few more… Epic
An extensive serious poem that tells
the story of a heroic figure.
ELEGY
A SAD AND THOUGHTFUL
POEM ABOUT THE DEATH
OF AN INDIVIDUAL. HAIKU
A Japanese poem composed of three
unrhymed lines of five , seven , five
morae usually containing a season LIMERICK
word.
A short sometimes vulgar, humorous
poem consisting of five anapestic
IAMBIC PENTAMETER lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to
One short syllable followed by one ten syllables, rhyme and have the
long one, five sets in a row. same verbal rhythm. The third and
fourth lines have five to seven
syllables, rhyme and have the same
rhythm.
 Resources
1. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/04/21/write-tight/
2. https://poemanalysis.com/poetry-explained/elements-of-poetry/
3. https://www.twinkl.co.in/teaching-wiki/acrostic-poem
4. https://literarydevices.net/burlesque/
5. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/poetry-101-what-is-a-pastoral-poem-learn-about-the-conventions-and-hi
story-of-pastoral-poems-with-examples#1TkiTz0wmCV5F8L7Y63SSQ Click icon to add picture
6. https://poemanalysis.com/poetic-form/terza-rima/

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They think all the time
Everyone should understand
Emotional and rough has been this life
Nothing left in hand

All these years they have wanted peace

Got nothing in return
Enough of this world now, they just wanna sleep.

Delisha Sethi