ASL Poetry day 2

ASL Poetry day 2

Poetic Terms in ASL vs English

English Line

• lines are created by a consistent pattern of rhythm and rhyme.

• specifically a group of words arranged into a number of row(s).

• that have a certain number of syllables, or of metrical feet (beat) or so that they rhyme. 

• The poet has chosen to make the line a certain length, or to make the line-break at a certain point.

ASL LINE

• We use a visual sign break to end a "line"

• It’s the pause of the end of your line, rhyme or thought before you start again.

• In ASL a line is also a predictable pattern of signs that may include specific rhyming 

• It can also sometimes be a patterned rhythm of movements and holds.

ENGLISH METER

• the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

• Counting the syllables that are accented

• Haiku: 5.7.5 syllables per line

• Green and speckled legs,

  Hop on logs and lily pads

  Splash in cool water.

ASL METER

• Number of Movements or holds of specific handshapes OR signs

English Stanza

• composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic—like a paragraph in prose or a verse in a song.

• Every stanza in a poem has its own concept and serves a unique purpose

•  A stanza may be arranged according to rhyming patterns and meters—the syllabic beats of a line.

ASL Stanzas

• How the poem in ASL visually done

• pause, breaks, transition of signs