Analyzing Form in Poetry

Analyzing Form in Poetry

Poetry is a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen to create certain effects.


Poetry uses imagery and figurative language to express emotions and ideas.


Poems are organized by lines.

​What is poetry?

Lines are NOT the same as sentences!!

What are the differences?

Lines and stanzas are the MAIN units of poetry

A poetry's form is how the words are arranged on the page.

What is form?

Form

Multiple Choice

True or False: Lines and sentences are the same

• True

• False

Rhythm is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

stressed= /
unstressed= -

This is similar to the beats in music!

Rhythm

A repeated pattern of rhythm is called meter.

Meter emphasizes the musical quality of poetry.

Meter

A poem's lines are organized in groups called stanzas.

This is similar to how essays or books organizes lines into paragraphs.

Stanzas

Multiple Choice

Stressed and unstressed syllables are part of a poem's...

• Voice

• Rhythm

• Speaker

• Theme

Multiple Choice

Poems are organized by...

• Paragraphs

• Shapes

• Pages

• Stanzas

Multiple Select

A poem's form is...

• DON'T PICK THIS ONE

• how it is set up

• what it looks like

• the way words and lines are arranged

Tone shapes how the reader reads and interprets the poem.

It gives you the power to help your reader connect to your poem on a deeper level.

Why does it matter?

The author's attitude on the subject

Examples:
-cheerful
-scared
-regretful

What is tone?

Tone

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of tone

• Cheerful

• Sad

• Yellow

• Angry