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- 4. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi
- 5. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Parts of a Poem
- 6. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Title
- 7. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Title Poet
- 8. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Title Poet Line
- 9. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Title Poet Line Stanza
- 10. About the Teeth of Sharks The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. John Ciardi Title Poet Line Stanza Speaker
- 11. WHAT IS POETRY?
- 15. Poetry is… 1. A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form 2. Manages to say a lot with just a few carefully chosen words 3. Arouses our emotions 4. Paints a picture in our minds 5. Fun to read and think about!
- 16. SOME TYPES OF POEMS
- 17. Old Man with a Beard by Edward Lear
- 18. are… • Humorous / funny / nonsensical poems • Have only 5 lines that always have the same rhyme and meter patterns A A B B A • Follow a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA) • The last line of a limerick is special because it contains the surprise / punchline that makes the limerick funny
- 20. The Old Pond by Matsuo Basho An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. ふるいけやかわずとびこむみずのおと
- 21. A is… • A Japanese poem of 3 lines, 17 syllables • 1st line: 5 syllables 2nd line: 7 syllables 3rd line: 5 syllables • Traditionally brings to mind images of nature 5 7 5 An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.
- 25. are… • Also known as shape poems • The visual appearance of the poem matches the content / subject matter of the poem
- 27. SUMMARY! What did I learn? • What are the main parts of a poem? • What is so special about poetry? • What are some types of poems?