What is Poetry? Use the text to answer each question below.
1. A poetic form is a type of poem with specific rules for thyme, thythm and/or subject matter. Two poetic
forms are haikus and sonnets,
A haiku is a traditional Japanese poetic form. It consists of three unrhymed lines with specific syllable
counts: five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second and live in the third. Haikus are often
about nature and the seasons.
A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a set thyme scheme and a particular syllable pattern called lambic
pentometer, Different types of sonnets have different thyme schemes. An English, or Shakespearean,
sonnet usually follows the rhyme scheme of ABABCOCDEFEFGG. The final two lines, a couplet,
summarize the main ides of the poem.
According to the passage, one of the differences between haikus and sonnets is
A the number of adjectives used in the B, the number of lines in the poems,
poems
C, the type of writer who composes the D. the types of verbs used in the poems.
pooms

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Bees don't eat flowers they gather nectar from them and take it back to the hive. complete, run on or comma splice

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.