Spoken Word Week 2: The Written Word

The Written Word:
Introduction to poetry 2
Poetic devices

Homework:
Practise/Look up
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The Written Word:
Introduction to poetry 2
Poetic devices

Homework:
Practise/Look up

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In Class Today
The Written Word:
Introduction to poetry 2
Poetic devices

Homework:
Practise/Look up

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Introduction to poetry
Poetry = the art of the language itself. 

Poetry can do anything the other genres can do. The difference is in its hyper-focus on the levels of language. It’s not enough to tell a story, convey an argument, or describe something. 

Poetry is when the exact sounds, senses, visual layouts, and ideas work in concert with one another in the most harmonious of ways.

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Theme
The main idea or meaning of a text. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work

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Imagery
Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses

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Ezra Pound: 
"In a Station of the Metro"



The apparition of these faces in the crowd:
Petals on a wet, black bough.

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Rhythm
The beat of a poem

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Simile
Comparison using like or as

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Metaphor
Comparison NOT using like or as

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Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING or words

“Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better.” 

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Point of View
Just like fiction, the poem is written in a specific point of view:
a point of view determines how close the reader is involved in the poem. 

First-person (I, me, my, we, us, our) will draw the reader into the poem. 

Third-person (he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its, they, them, theirs). will create more distance. The reader will be an observer. 


Second-person (you, your) The speaker is speaking directly to his/her readers. Using second-person point of view, however, has to be done carefully as it is a more advanced skill and can be done poorly by an inexperienced writer.

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Onomatopoeia
A word that represents a sound

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Homework
Find a written poem.
Be prepared to "deliver" the poem in class
be prepared to explain the poem
Identify atleast 2 poetic devices

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