Thursday, May 22, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE PROSE AND POETRY - AND AN ACTIVITY.

A description presents details about a person, object or situation.

The purpose for using description in your text is to make the reality of what or whom you are dealing with in your text very clear to your audience. It is a feature of both prose and poetry.

A poem is:

  • a form of literature
  • a text type which relies on the effective creation of images for its success
  • an expression of ideas and feelings in as few words as possible - it relies on economy of words
  • divided into lines and stanzas, not sentences and paragraphs
  • an experiment in using form or structure to reflect meaning
  • the positioning of words in lines to create a musical effect by rhythm and rhyme patterns
Prose is all forms of literature other than poetry - short story, novel and drama.

Some of the techniques of description (used in all prose and poetry etc) include:

  • similes
  • metaphors
  • personification
  • alliteration
  • assonance
  • onomatopoeia
  • symbolism
  • repetition
Go here for definitions of poetry terminology.

Description may be used to develop character or present a setting.

The following descriptive poem depicts Bondi Beach, a famous Australian tourist attraction in Sydney. This style of poetry imitates the brush techniques of impressionist painting. The techniques of descriptive writing are used to give momentary glimpses of the beach scene at a particular time. 



After you read Puzzling Bondi Beach, draw this table in your book and fill out the table.


TECHNIQUE
QUOTE EXAMPLE
THE EFFECT THE POET INTENDED
Sense references:
·        Seeing
·        Hearing
·        Smelling
·        Textures
·        Tastes



Similes



Metaphors



Personification



Alliteration



Onomatopoeia



Symbolism




Go here to read more poems about Bondi Beach. 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please add your comment. All feedback welcome!