Poetry

Poetry and Prose

By Amanda Orta

• Figurative language (like similes, metaphors, extended metaphors, alliteration, consonance, etc.)

• imagery

• rhymes and rhyme schemes (not all poems do)

• ​specific forms (lines, stanzas, shape)

​Poetry uses:

​a type of literature that causes readers to experience an event or emotion in an imaginative way through the language chosen.

​Poetry is...

What is poetry?

Poetry terms to know

​These are new words we will use in poetry:

• rhyme: when a word, syllable, or line end with the same sound

• rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyme a poems uses, usually noted by using letters (aabc, aabb, abcabc,)​

• ​stanza: similar to a paragraph in prose

• lines:​ similar to a sentence in prose

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​Common symbols used in poetry

​Nature	​Possible meanings
​Spring	​new birth/life
Summer​	​maturity/maturing
Fall​	​time of change/harvest
Winter​	death​
Sunrise/sunset​	​start (sunrise) or end (sunset) of something
​Water	​rebirth/life

​Color	​Possible meanings
​Blue	​calm; peaceful
Black​	dangerous; related to death​
Red​	​love; passion
​White	pure; innocent; clean​

​Objects	​Possible meanings
​Cup/vase	​human body or soul
​Labyrinth/maze	a confusing or difficult situation​
​Path/road	​life's journey; decision or choice

​Animals	​Possible meanings
​Bird	​freedom
​Caterpillar/butterfly	​metamorphosis
​Snake/serpent	​evil; something sly or sneaky

• shapes: some poems can take the form of the shape that the poem is describing.

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​More poetry terms to know:

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Multiple Select

Which are not terms used in poetry?

• Paragraph

• Line

• Stanza

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

Do all poems have to rhyme?

• No

• Yes

Prose

• novels

• ​essays

• ​biographies

• plays (the term line is used in plays,but not most forms of prose)​

Examples of prose

writing in its original form, without rhythm.

Prose is...

What is prose?

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Multiple Choice

Which is not a term used in most prose?

• Paragraph

• Sentence

• Line

• Theme

Multiple Choice

Which type of literature does not use figurative language?

• Poetry

• Prose

• Neither- they both use figurative language

• Both- neither uses figurative language

Poetry vs Prose

Activity Directions

Create a one pager with at least 2 images and 5 things poetry and prose either have in common or are that are different.

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**Your one pager is due before class ends today.​**

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