Slide 1Poetic Elements “Poetry is thoughts that breath and words that burn” Thomas Gray Poetry is about interpretation It is not meant to be taken literally Slide 2 Imagery…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Elements of Poetry Poetry is hard to define. Even poets argue among themselves about what makes a poem a poem. There are some common characteristics,…

Slide 1 Poetic Elements “Poetry is thoughts that breath and words that burn” Thomas Gray Poetry is about interpretation It is not meant to be taken literally Slide 2…

Slide 1 What is poetry? How do we know? Slide 2 Poetry by Eleanor Farjeon What is Poetry? Who knows? Not a rose, but the scent of the rose; Not the sky, but the light in…

Slide 1 African American Poetry http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/photo Slide 2 Who were some famous African American Poets? Phillis Wheatley- (1753-1784)…