BEAUTIFUL POEMS

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ARDELIA DINDA IVANA
YASYVIENI NOORANITA

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 THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POEM AND
POETRY
• A poem is the arrangement of these words,
while poetry is the use of words and language
to evoke a writer’s feelings and thoughts. A
poem is the end result of this process, while
poetry is the process of creating a literary
piece using metaphor, symbols, and ambiguity.
 HISTORY
• Poetry has a long history. Thousands of years
ago, when most people could not read or
write, poets told stories about the advantures
of men and women in the form of poets.
Poetry is still popular today and what’s so
great about it is that anyone can write it.
 DEFINITION
• A poem is a piece of writing in which the
words are chosen for their beauty and sound
and are carefully arranged, often in short lines
which rhyme. A poem is comprised of a
particular rhythmic and metrical pattern.
Poetry is a way to communicate experiences,
emotions, ideas, and thoughts using rhyme,
rhythm, sound patterns, and imaginary.
 SOCIAL FUNCTION OF POEMS
• To give pleasure
• To entertain
• To give value of life
• As a way to express feelings and emotions
 STRUCTURE OF POEMS
• Line. Line is a row of the words.
• Stanza. A stanza is a group of lines in a poem. It is often
called a verse.
• Rhyme scheme. Rhyme is a pattern of words that contain
similar sounds. Rhyme scheme is the pattern that end
rhymes form in a stanza or poem. For example, AABB,
AAAA,ABAB.
• Meter. Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem.
• Line Break. A line break is where a line of poetry ends. It
causes the reader to pause and will determine how the
poem is read.
 TYPES OF POEMS
• Based on the line of number
1. Couplet consists of two lines
2. Tercet consists of three lines
3. Quatrain consists of four lines
4. Sestet consists of six lines
5. Octave consists of eight lines
• Main types of poems:
1. Lyric poem: poetry that
expresses a speaker’s
personal thoughts or feelings.
Lyrics poems are short and
descriptive. Lyrics poems are
short and descriptive.
2. Narrative poem: a poem that
tells a story. Narrative poems
are a little longer.
3. Epic poem: book-length works
that tell a story important to
an entire nation or culture.
They are often anonymous.
• Other types of poems:
1. Ode: a long, serious lyric poem that is elevated in
tone and style.
2. Haiku: a traditional, nature-inspired Japanese form
of poetry that has 3 lines and 17 syllables. Lines
one and three are 5 syllables each. Line two is 7
syllables.
3. Sonnet: a lyric poem of 14 lines, typically written in
iambic pentameter and following strict patterns of
stanza division and rhyme.
4. Quintain: five lines with meter and end rhyme.
5. Cinquain: five lines, unrhymed (2, 4, 6, 8, and 2
syllables)
6. Diamante: it is similar to a cinquain, but it has seven
lines. Diamante poems have the shape of a diamond.
7. Acrostic: a poem that is written around a word. The
first letter of each line spells out that word.
8. Limericks: a five-line witty poem with a distinctive
rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer
lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines
rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A)
9. Concrete: a visual poem printed in a shape
suggesting its subject.
10.Free verse: poetry that has no fixed pattern or meter,
rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement.
 LANGUAGE FEATURES OF POEMS
1. Word Choice : the writer’s selection of words determined by a number
of factors,including meaning (both denotative and connotative) , level
of diction , tone and audience.
(e.g:rather than use small , in poem you can use tiny , petite , little etc)
2. Symbol : a symbol is an event or a physical object (a thing, a person , a
place) that sepresents something non-physicial such as an idea ,a value ,
or an emotion. (e.g : a ring is symbolic of unity and marriage)
3. Tone and Mood : mood is a characteristic state pf feeling.Tone is
distintive property of a complex sound.These are ways which a poet
reveals and feelings , in the style of language or expression of thought
used to develop the subject.
4. Imagery : is the use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke
mental images , not only of the visual sense , but of sensation and
emotion as well.
(e.g: the noise of your eyes/it’s far too loud)
5. Figurative Language of Figures of Speech : is language that
uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from
the literal interpretation.A figure of speech is a word or phrase
that has a menaing othe than literal meaning.Figurative
language is the use of multiple types of language , including
“figures of speech” , to make language more colorful and
descriptive.
A) Onomatopoeia: is the use or format of words whose sounds
imitate their meaning (e.g : buzz , honk , boom)
B) Simile : is a figure of speech expressing a resemblance
between things.The comparison uses the words like or as.
(e.g: my love is like a red rose)
C) Personification : is a figure of speech where human qualities
are given to animals , object or ideas.
(e.g:the days crept by slowly , sorrowfully)
D) Hyperbole : is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical
device or figure of speech. (e.g: i am dying of a shame )
E) Methapore : is a comparison made between things
which are essentialy not alike. (e.g: war is the mother of
all battles )
6. Rhythm : is the beat or regular pattern of sounds
found ins some poems.This is the beat of the line
emphasis of words.(e.g: one two , buckle my shoe/three
,four, shut the door )
7. Repetition : is the use of the same words or phrases
over and over. (e.g : i am so glad; so very very glad )
8. Alliteration : is the use of the same consonant at the
beginning of each word.(e.g : big blue basketball bet)
9. Assonance : is the fidurative term used to refer to
the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of text or
poerty (e.g: go slow over the road {repetition of the
long “o” sound} )
10. Rhyme : is a pattern of words that contain similiar
sounds. (e.g : moon , spoon , june ,etc.)
 HOW TO ANALYZE A POEM
1. IDENTIFY THE SUNJECT MATTER AND THEME
- What is the poem about ?
- What is the poem expressing ?
- What images/words , symbols , does the poet use
to convey and reinforce his/her ides ?
2. IDENTIFY THE TECHNIQUE
How does the poet communicate his/her ideas ? It
include :
1) the structure (number of stanzas)
2) the tone (the voice or sound of the poem)
3) The mood ( feeling and atmosphere created)
4) The imagery (personification , hyperbole , etc)
5) The language (rhythm-repetition(alliteration-
assonance))
6) The rhyme ( sound of words.what sound repeat ?)