Introduction to poetry

1. INTRODUCTION
TO POETRY
Created by: Nthabiseng Ncamani

2. WHAT IS
POETRY???

3. • POETRY IS AN
IMAGINITIVE AWARENESS
OF EXPERIENCE
EXPRESSED THROUGH
MEANING, SOUND,
RYHTMIC LANGUAGE
CHOICES SO AS TO EVOKE
AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
TO THE READER.

4. THE
ELEMENTS
OF POETRY…

5. • THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
CAN BE DEFINED AS A SET OF
INSTRUMENTS USED TO
CREATE A POEM AND HAVE
BEEN LINKED TO ANCIENT
STORY TELLING.
• THEY HELP BRING IMAGERY
AND EMOTION TO POETRY,
STORIES, AND DRAMAS.

6. STANZA
• A UNIT OF LINES GROUPED TOGETHER.
• SIMILAR TO A PARAGRAPH IN A STORY
OR COMPREHENSION TEXT.
• CONSITS OF TWO OR MORE LINES OOF
POETRY THAT TOGETHER FORM ONE OF
THE DIVISIONS OF POETRY.

7. TONE/MOOD…
•THE ATTITUDE THE
POET HAS TOWARDS
HIS/HER SUBJECT.

8. IMAGERY…
• IS THE REPRESENTATION OF THE
FIVE SENSES: SIGHT, TOUCH,
SMELL, HEAR, AND TASTE.
• CREATES MENTAL
PICTURES/IMAGES ABOUT A
POEM’S SUBJECT.

9. VISUAL IMAGERY…
• Descriptions that one can
almost “picture” or
visualize in one’s head
while reading a poem.

10. AUDITORY IMAGERY…
•Descriptions of sound
that the reader can
almost “hear” while
reading a poem.

11. OLFACTORY IMAGERY…
• This refers to the images of smell.
• Descriptions of smell seem to come
alive and the reader can almost
“smell” the image created in the poem
while reading.

12. TACTILE OR “PHYSICAL”
IMAGERY…
• Descriptions that convey a
strong sense of touch or
physical sensation that the
reader can almost “feel” or
“touch” while reading.

13. WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF THIS
SESSION. PLEASE GO HOME AND
IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE OR ALL, IF
YOU CAN, OF ALL OF THE ELEMENTS
OF POETRY WE HAVE DISCUSSED
TODAY. WE WILL DISCUSS MORE
ELEMENTS IN THE NEXT SESSION.

14. THE END !!!

15. REFERENCES…
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http://www.slideshare.net/Christian_Mike/poetry-111207083006phpapp01
http://www.slideshare.net/Melyndee/poetry-presentation-3526526
http://www.slideshare.net/1aromagnoli/intro-to-poetry-types-and-terms
http://learn.lexiconic.net/elementsofpoetry.htm
http://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/CurriculumAssessmentPolicyState
ments/CAPSFETPhase/tabid/420/Default.aspx