WHAT IS POETRY

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SENSE
SOUND
 SENSE
Meaning

Most things we hear,

say, read put more emphasis
on meaning than on sound
EXAMPLE
Cat :
a small furry animal
With whiskers
and a long tail
 SOUND
Say the word ‘cat’ 20 times in
a row…

Does it sound strange?

Does it feel weird?
 THINK LIKE A POET
Cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat,
cat, cat, cat, cat,
cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat.
 WELL DONE
You have made a poetry
out of a single word.
ie: You have created
an experience of sound and sense
 POETRY IS ALSO VISUAL
• how the words are assembled
• poem’s visual/physical appearance
 IMAGINE
Writing these words on a blank page….
What comes to your mind
when you see this word?
What comes to your mind
when you see this word?
CONCRETE POEMS
 TRADITIONALLY
Poems
• follow a definite verses/lines structure
• Has consistent meter and rhyme
scheme
 BUT THEN …
There’s also the
“FREE VERSE” poems
• Does not follow any structure
• Free from meter and rhyme
HAIKU
 REFERENCES
https://www.shmoop.com/poetry/how-to-read-poem/what-is-poetry.html
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/218002438189508592/
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.my/2015/03/carpe-diem-haiku-w
riting-techniques-10.html
https://www.poemhunter.com/
http://kamoaraz.blogspot.com/2017/04/10-haiku-poems-of-mine.html
Thanks!
Any questions?

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