{"id":65,"date":"2019-02-10T18:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T18:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/provincialenglish\/part\/poetry\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:21:00","slug":"poetry","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/provincialenglish\/part\/poetry\/","title":{"raw":"Poetry","rendered":"Poetry"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>The Elements of Poetry<\/h1>\nPoetry is the genre of literature which uses language in its most unique, creative, and innovative ways to clarify and intensify human experience.\u00a0 Language has its own rhythms.\u00a0 It has words that rhyme.\u00a0 Words can be blended together to produce sensory images.\u00a0 Poets exploit the aesthetic properties of language to intensify the human experience they are presenting.\n<h2>Theme<\/h2>\nThis insight into human experience the poet offers is called the theme of the poem.\u00a0 Recurring themes in poetry comment upon, explain, clarify, intensify, and offer insights into:\n<ul>\n \t<li>aspects of love,<\/li>\n \t<li>work and leisure,<\/li>\n \t<li>family ties,<\/li>\n \t<li>the pursuit of happiness,<\/li>\n \t<li>social justice,<\/li>\n \t<li>the horror of war,<\/li>\n \t<li>the promise of faith,<\/li>\n \t<li>the nature of death and the quest for eternal life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn this Chapter, we will read and study a variety of poems which deal with these and other themes which inspire poets.\n<h2>Form and Genre<\/h2>\nThere are three major forms or genres of poetry:\n<ul>\n \t<li>regular verse,<\/li>\n \t<li>blank verse,<\/li>\n \t<li>free verse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThere are a variety of other minor forms of poetry, usually forms of regular verse.\u00a0 They include the:\n<ul>\n \t<li>sonnet,<\/li>\n \t<li>ballad,<\/li>\n \t<li>ode,<\/li>\n \t<li>dramatic monologue,<\/li>\n \t<li>villanelle,<\/li>\n \t<li>elegy,<\/li>\n \t<li>haiku.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn this Chapter, we will learn about the conventions of the various forms of poetry, through a close reading of iconic examples of each genre.\n<h2>Figurative Language<\/h2>\nPoetry is also distinguished by its use of figurative language.\u00a0 Figurative language is the blending of words in ways to create a special effect, which intensifies and heightens the aesthetic appeal and the theme of the poem.\u00a0 There are a variety of forms of figurative language.\u00a0 The forms of figurative language we will define, learn about, and consider examples of, in this Chapter, include:\n<ul>\n \t<li>simile,<\/li>\n \t<li>metaphor,<\/li>\n \t<li>alliteration,<\/li>\n \t<li>assonance,<\/li>\n \t<li>irony,<\/li>\n \t<li>imagery,<\/li>\n \t<li>hyperbole,<\/li>\n \t<li>symbolism,<\/li>\n \t<li>onomatopoeia,<\/li>\n \t<li>metonymy,<\/li>\n \t<li>oxymoron,<\/li>\n \t<li>personification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\nMany poems, and works of literature, in general, are based upon the author\u2019s personal experience or on historical circumstances within which the author lived.\u00a0 Knowledge of historical and biographical context can help enrich our enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of a poem.\u00a0 In this Chapter we will read and study some poems, whose meanings are enhanced by our knowledge of the author\u2019s life and times.\n\nIn the first section\u2014the Introduction\u2014of this Chapter, we will examine closely poems by a diverse group of authors, in order to further our knowledge of:\n<ul>\n \t<li>common themes in poetry;<\/li>\n \t<li>the major and minor forms of poetry;<\/li>\n \t<li>the use of the forms of figurative language;<\/li>\n \t<li>the role of biographical and historical context in enjoying and understanding poetry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThis introductory first section is followed by an Anthology of Poetry by a diverse group of authors. Each poem is followed by Questions for Study and Discussion, activities, and links designed to facilitate understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation.","rendered":"<h1>The Elements of Poetry<\/h1>\n<p>Poetry is the genre of literature which uses language in its most unique, creative, and innovative ways to clarify and intensify human experience.\u00a0 Language has its own rhythms.\u00a0 It has words that rhyme.\u00a0 Words can be blended together to produce sensory images.\u00a0 Poets exploit the aesthetic properties of language to intensify the human experience they are presenting.<\/p>\n<h2>Theme<\/h2>\n<p>This insight into human experience the poet offers is called the theme of the poem.\u00a0 Recurring themes in poetry comment upon, explain, clarify, intensify, and offer insights into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>aspects of love,<\/li>\n<li>work and leisure,<\/li>\n<li>family ties,<\/li>\n<li>the pursuit of happiness,<\/li>\n<li>social justice,<\/li>\n<li>the horror of war,<\/li>\n<li>the promise of faith,<\/li>\n<li>the nature of death and the quest for eternal life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this Chapter, we will read and study a variety of poems which deal with these and other themes which inspire poets.<\/p>\n<h2>Form and Genre<\/h2>\n<p>There are three major forms or genres of poetry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>regular verse,<\/li>\n<li>blank verse,<\/li>\n<li>free verse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are a variety of other minor forms of poetry, usually forms of regular verse.\u00a0 They include the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sonnet,<\/li>\n<li>ballad,<\/li>\n<li>ode,<\/li>\n<li>dramatic monologue,<\/li>\n<li>villanelle,<\/li>\n<li>elegy,<\/li>\n<li>haiku.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this Chapter, we will learn about the conventions of the various forms of poetry, through a close reading of iconic examples of each genre.<\/p>\n<h2>Figurative Language<\/h2>\n<p>Poetry is also distinguished by its use of figurative language.\u00a0 Figurative language is the blending of words in ways to create a special effect, which intensifies and heightens the aesthetic appeal and the theme of the poem.\u00a0 There are a variety of forms of figurative language.\u00a0 The forms of figurative language we will define, learn about, and consider examples of, in this Chapter, include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>simile,<\/li>\n<li>metaphor,<\/li>\n<li>alliteration,<\/li>\n<li>assonance,<\/li>\n<li>irony,<\/li>\n<li>imagery,<\/li>\n<li>hyperbole,<\/li>\n<li>symbolism,<\/li>\n<li>onomatopoeia,<\/li>\n<li>metonymy,<\/li>\n<li>oxymoron,<\/li>\n<li>personification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\n<p>Many poems, and works of literature, in general, are based upon the author\u2019s personal experience or on historical circumstances within which the author lived.\u00a0 Knowledge of historical and biographical context can help enrich our enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of a poem.\u00a0 In this Chapter we will read and study some poems, whose meanings are enhanced by our knowledge of the author\u2019s life and times.<\/p>\n<p>In the first section\u2014the Introduction\u2014of this Chapter, we will examine closely poems by a diverse group of authors, in order to further our knowledge of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>common themes in poetry;<\/li>\n<li>the major and minor forms of poetry;<\/li>\n<li>the use of the forms of figurative language;<\/li>\n<li>the role of biographical and historical context in enjoying and understanding poetry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This introductory first section is followed by an Anthology of Poetry by a diverse group of authors. 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