Poetry Introduction
Yellow is shiny galoshes
splashing through mud puddles.
Yellow is a street lamp
beaming through a dark, black night.
Yellow is the egg yolk
bubbling in a frying pan.
Yellow is the lemon cake
that makes you pucker your lips.
Yellow is the sunset
and the warm summer breeze.
Yellow is the tingling in your mouth
after a lemon drop melts.
Color Poem!
Under the blue sky,
Near the ancient wood
Beside the trickling stream,
On the grassy bank,
Under a bright umbrella,
In the month of May.
Preposition Poem
A flea and a fly in a flue
Were caught, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee."
"Let us fly," said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Limerick Poem! "Get it? Lime color? Limerick?"
Shape Poem
Mom watched over me
'til I could manage myself.
I still hear her though.
Haiku
Poetry Introduction
1. What comes to mind when you hear the word "Poetry?"
2. Why should we experience Poetry?
Shakespeare
Wit
Rule breaking
Beautiful writing
Imagery
Boring writing
Emotion
Simplicity
Rhyme
Here we go!!!
Note Cards
What is your initial response to this poem?
What did you like about the video of this poem?
What are your favorite lines or favorite sections of this poem?
What is the authors purpose for writing or main idea of this poem?
Now share with a partner!
Characteristics of Poetry
An art form
It's felt
Alliteration
Musical
Word Associations
Weight of Words
Imagery
Aesthetic qualities of language
Condensed or compressed form
Imaginary
Repetition
Many Interpretations
Emotion and ideas
Abstract
"To This Day"
by Shane Koyczan
Types of Poetry
Quiz Time!
You may use your notes
and the handout.
Formula Poems
-begin every line the same way or insert a particular kind of word in every line.
Syllable Poems
-use a specific number of syllables and often a specific number of lines.
Rhyming Poems
-words that rhyme at the end of the phrase.
Other
- is very specific, or cannot be categorized, Free!
Guess the Poems!
Examples
Formula: I wish..., Color, Five Senses, I am..., Comparison, If I were..., Definition, Preposition
Syllable: Cinquain, Tanka (5, 7, 5, 7,7 syllables), Diamonte, and Haiku (5, 7, 5 syllables)
Rhyming: Limericks (5 lines), Rap (spoken rhymes), Couplets (2 lines), Quatrains (4 lines), and Sonnets (14 lines)
Other: Free Verse, Two Voices, Portrait/Bio, and Shape