Poetry: What Will Your Verse Be? by Amy McMillan

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Poetry: What Will Your Verse Be?

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POETRY

WHAT WILL YOUR VERSE BE?

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

STAY GOLD, PONYBOY. STAY GOLD.

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SIMILE

HOW PUBLIC--LIKE A FROG!

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METAPHOR

THAT THE POWERFUL PLAY GOES ON...

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SYMBOL

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD

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PERSONIFICATION

Golden daffodils dancing beneath the breeze

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RHYME

Internal
End
Approximate / Near

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RHYTHM

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METER

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CONNOTATION

Hot
Sweltering
Steaming
Sunny

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DENOTATION

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ALLITERATION

WE STRIKE STRAIGHT. WE SING SIN.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

Yuck
Ouch
Pow
Bang
Buzz

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REPETITION

AND EVERYTHING GREEN GREEN GREEN

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IMAGERY

SIGHT, SOUND, SMELL, TOUCH, TASTE

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HYPERBOLE

She lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me

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Amy McMillan