LGA3103 PISMP TESL 1 AHMAD ASYRAF ABD GHAZAK
Definition of epic poetry epic poetry Web definitions heroic poetry: poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwnLGA3103 PISMP TESL 1 AHMAD ASYRAF ABD GHAZAK Epic Poems are long, serious poems that tells the story of a heroic figure. Some of the most famous epic poems are the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer and the epic poem of The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 1807 - 1882 ) .
Example :
Water flying threw the sky the clouds light up as fire has come to reply rain feed the earth flower's and tree's give birth let the water be clear we get our glass to drink my skates are sharp fast in the rink a message in a bottle the power of beauty as we start to think angels open there wings they fly from the west eagles hunt prey as they leave the nest wolves hunt in packs and share as they eat Hi , I'm Paul Glad we had the chance to meet , sand travels threw glass let our spirit's meet
Written by: Paul Anthony Young
Justification :
This poem is suitable for students as they can learn about history and legendary characters.
Definition of Narrative poetry
Narrative poetry is a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be complex. It is usually dramatic, with objectives, diverse characters, and meter.[1] Narrative poems include epics, ballads, idylls and lays.
Example :
Night Angel They needed help Walking alone in the dark. The man. The child. A broken down car. LGA3103 PISMP TESL 1 AHMAD ASYRAF ABD GHAZAK
Example:
Break-up Don't you ever get the desire after a break up, to take a leap? Yet end up overwhelmed with fear - wanting to weep, Emotions aren't meant to be kept, they're for someone to borrow, Not for you to drown and sulk in your bitter sorrow, As it's not the way out, So get rid of that drowning pout!
You shouldn't have given your heart, As now you're back to the start!
Set yourself free, embrace the present, Get back to reality, catch up on the time spent, Look at yourself a new, Love is but an emotion that isn't true,
Forget it... There's no sense to it, it's not a part of reality, So why waste your life, chasing a fantasy?
Movies have held us captive and manipulated us overtime, Searching for love- is as if you're looking for a lemon and finding a lime, It's not what expected and can't be predicted,
When breaking up, towards you people are sympathetic, But in reality to them you are simply pathetic,
Written by: Maria Kyriacou
Justification :
This poem suitable for students as they can express their feeling through poem. Besides, it help student to be in a specific situation.
Definition of Limerick
The limerick is a five-line joke of a poem—witty, usually involving place names and puns, and most often bawdy, sometimes unprintable. A limerick is constructed mostly of anapests, the metrical foot consisting of two unaccented or short syllables followed by one stressed or long syllable: da-da-dum. The first two lines are made up of three metrical feet, containing three stresses, the third and fourth lines are two, and the last line is three again, like so:
Da-dum, da-da-dum, da-da-dum, Da-dum, da-da-dum, da-da-dum, LGA3103 PISMP TESL 1 AHMAD ASYRAF ABD GHAZAK
Da-dum, da-da-dum, Da-dum, da-da-dum, Da-dum, da-da-dum, da-da-dum!
Example :
Elephants - two limericks
1. An irascibelephant whom no-one could trust Had a whim to run amok, or bust! Though roundly condemned by his peers as a skunk, From interception they’d cowardly shrunk, Saying simply, “Old boy, if you musth, then you musth!”
2. Elephants have as a favourite pursuit A fondness for tasty doum palm fruit, Though when of this delight they are sated, The tuskers can become quite inebriated, And stagger home in enormous wobbly-boots!
Written by: Arturus Australis
Definition of Haiku poetry
"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. Because Haikus are such short poems, they are usually written about things that are recognizable to the reader. Animals and seasons are examples of recognizable topics children might enjoy exploring.
Here's a Haiku to help you remember:
I am first with five
Then seven in the middle --
Five again to end.
Example :
Nature Haiku I hear birds singing. Birds are chirping everywhere. Their wings touch the sky. By Gabrielle
Definition of nursery rhymes LGA3103 PISMP TESL 1 AHMAD ASYRAF ABD GHAZAK a short rhyme for children that often tells a story.
Example :
Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go
It followed her to school one day School one day, school one day It followed her to school one day Which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and play, It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school
And so the teacher turned it out, Turned it out, turned it out, And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near
And waited patiently about, Patiently about, patiently about, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" Love Mary so? Love Mary so? "Why does the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cry
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know." Loves the lamb, you know, loves the lamb, you know "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know." The teacher did reply
By Marla Lewis