LYRIC
POETRY
12 CP ENGLISH
HACK
GET OUT YOUR LYRIC
POEM EXAMPLE…
If you were absent OR didn’t bring
one, please find any lyric poem on the
internet RIGHT NOW and copy it down
on a separate sheet of paper… mark
absent at the top.
LYRIC POEM ACTIVITY
1. Identify if there is a rhyming scheme for
your lyric poem. Is there a line, phrase,
or word that is repeated?
2. What is the topic of the poem? What is
the overall mood created by the poem?
3. Does the poem seem personal and/or
emotional?
4. How many lines is the poem you chose?
5. What made you select this poem for
today?
LYRIC POEM ACTIVITY
Now switch poems with a
partner… read the entire poem
and answer the same questions
from the previous slide based on
your peer’s poem.
LYRIC POETRY
• Originated by the Greeks
• Lyric Age: lyric poems were different than
the epic poetry the population was used
to.
• This was the 1st time in history that poets
told us their name and sang of their loves,
hates, triumphs and failures.
• Up to this point, the poetry was all about
heroic deeds of warriors and gods.
LYRIC POETRY
• Lyric poem: poetry that focuses on
expressing private emotions or thoughts
• Sonnets and Ballads are also examples of
lyric poetry
• Elements that make up a lyric poem:
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customarily accompanied by music
brief
intensely passionate
emotional
down-to-earth
RHYME SCHEMES
• There are a variety of “rhyming schemes” for
lyric poetry…
• Some examples:
• 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th each stanza rhyme
• 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza rhyme
• repeat a phrase or line throughout the stanzas
• ie. Starting with each line with the same
phrase or ending each verse with the same
line
• use a “chorus” of 2-4 lines in between stanzas
LYRIC POEM ACTIVITY
CONT’D
Now, go back and look at your book and your responses, do
you think that the poem you chose is a “typical” example of a
lyric poem?
ASSIGNMENT:
Writing your own lyric poemTopic Choices:
Love
Hate
Triumph
Failure
Requirements:
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2-4 verses, 1 chorus repeated
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Rhyme Scheme: use one of the examples mentioned before
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At least ONE piece of figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
symbol, OR allusion)
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Rough draft: Handwritten or typed due Thursday, 12/4 (quiz)
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Final draft: Typed, titled and included in portfolio due by end of class
Friday, 12/5 (assessment)