SONNETS are deep and meaningful

Definition:

A type of poem that uses 14 lines with a rhyme scheme to express a complete thought, idea, or an opinion.

Example:

Talking to myself there
Someone had overheard.
I was lost for a word.
There was nothing to share.
Embarrassed I was there.
Left awkward and absurd .
A broken wingless bird.
With nowhere to fly there.
Caught red faced there was I.
Didn't want to be seen.
I just wanted to die.
I just wanted to scream.
I'm so terribly shy.
Lost for words it would seem. 

That is an example from Red Blushed and All Cut Up by Paul McCann, it consists of 14 lines with a rhyme scheme and is expressing feelings.

ELEGIES are sad, aren't it?

Definition:

A poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for somebody who has died.

Example:

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.

Up there is an example elegy by Thomas Gray.


Why is it important in Language Arts?


Elegies express a very sad emotion, mostly tragic, grief, regrets or depression, and usually dedicate for the passed away beloved ones, which helps the author to let out their feelings without keeping that sad emotion inside.

LINES are super important!

Definition:

A row of words on an empty page or space where they will present, or the words of a song or poem.

Example:

Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum
Walk around in their slum
Wailing, wailing with their mum
Because they don't have bread crumbs

The poem above consists of 4 lines.

Why is it important in Language Arts?


Lines are what people read! Without lines, they would not understand the uniqueness, the differences and the idea that it holds.

ONOMATOPOEIA doesn't sound like a sound

Definition:

Words that sound similar to how they are described.

Example:

The snake hissed at me when I tried to touch it, it didn't like me close to it.

The word hiss sound like the hissing of a snake.

Why is it important in Language Arts?

Onomatopoeia helps the reader to understand the sound of the word without describing it, just like my example, which is hiss.

ODES for celebrating!

Definition:

A type of poem that is written to talk to a person or thing or to celebrate a special event.

Example:

It is not growing like a tree
In bulk, doth make man better be;
Or standing long an Oak, three hundred year,
To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear.
A Lily of a day
Is fairer far, in May
Although it fall and die that night;
It was the plant and flower of light.
In small proportions we just beauties see;
And in short measure, life may perfect be.

Up there is the Ode to Sir Lucius Gray and Sir H. Morison by Ben Jonson.

Why is it important to Language Arts?

Odes are important for celebrating a special event, such as Christmas and Easter, increasing the fun in poetry, which attracts more people to write odes and increases their imagination.

Have you ever heard of STANZA?

Definition:

A group of lines, usually four or more, that forms a verse that has a certain length and contain a rhyme scheme.


Example:

Writing feels good
And I know it should
Who could have knew
That what I do
Is write, write, write

Why is it important in Language Arts?

Having stanzas in poems help organize with the order of the poem, which leads the ways of reading easier for the reader. If the order is unorganized, the reader will have a hard time understanding the meaning of the poem.

I love the sound of FREE VERSE

Definition:

A poem that does not contain a certain rhyme scheme or meter. Does not have to be musical or perfect.


Example:

I have no desire left in my soul
For the fridge is empty in my house
My Mom's not home
So is my food
When will she come back to me?

Why is it important in Language Arts?

Free verse poems allow students to be more open-minded and wide with the amount of their imagination. It doesn't need to be rhyming or correct, which is easier for some people to work with.