Poetry is a creative process that uses language to create a response in the reader.
Lines and Stanzas
A group of lines in a poem is called a stanza. Stanzas separate ideas in a poem and act like paragraphs.
Why do authors use lines in poems
Most poems are written in lines. An author may use line breaks to emphasize or draw attention to a word or phrase.
What do we need to focus on when writing or reading a text, especially literary works
Sensory languageSound Devices Tone and Mood Figurative Language Symbolism Themes
Sensory Language:
Sensory language is language writers use to describe things they've seen or imagined. Think of it as the words writers use to create images in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery ?
➢ Language that appeals to the senses (sight, taste, sound, touch, smell).Example: The big red apple was deliciously juicy.
Sound Devices
Are used to give a piece of writing a certain "sound ". Sound devices include alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and repetition.
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.Example: Garrison's giraffe gobbled a lot of green grass.
Onomatopoeia
Use of words that sound like their meanings. Example: The cash register POPPED open with a BANG !
Rhyme
The repetition of accented vowel sounds. What a fine day to go out and play, what do you say?
➢Repetition
Repetition of a word or phrase is often used by poets to draw attention to a certain word, pattern, or rhythm. Poems have fewer words, so word choice is important. A lot of poems, books, and songs use repetition to emphasize a word, phrase, theme, or rhythm.
Tone and Mood:
The author uses tone to create an overall mood or feeling in the reader.
Mood
reader's feelings
Tone
author feeling
Symbolism
The way an author uses images, events, or objects to represent deeper meanings.
Red symbolizes
love or strong emotion
Black symbolizes
could mean dark themes like death
Sunrise
birth
Sunsetsymbolizes
death
Summersymbolizes
no school, vacation, freedom
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