Introduction to Poetry

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 Introduction to poetry

Mercury is the closest planet to Mercury takes a little more than

the Sun and the smallest one in 58 days to complete its rotation,
the entire Solar System. Contrary so try to imagine how long days
to popular belief, this planet's must be there! Since the
name has nothing to do with the temperatures are so extreme,
liquid metal. Mercury was, albeit not as extreme as on
instead, named after the famous Venus, Mercury has been deemed
Roman messenger god Mercurius to be non-habitable for humans
Understanding poetry
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 What is poetry?

Mercury Venus
Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful
planet to the Sun and the name and is the second
smallest one in the Solar planet from the Sun. It’s
System—it’s only a bit hot and has a poisonous
larger than the Moon atmosphere
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Mercury Venus Mars

Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful Despite being red,
planet to the Sun and name and is the Mars is actually a cold
the smallest of them second planet from place. It’s full of iron
all the Sun oxide dust
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Mars Venus
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very cold place extremely high farthest planet from
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Mercury Saturn Jupiter

Mercury is the Saturn is a gas Jupiter is the
closest planet to giant with several biggest planet of
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Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful Despite being red,
planet to the Sun and name and is the Mars is actually a cold
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Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful Despite being red,
planet to the Sun and name and is the Mars is actually a cold
the smallest of them second planet from place. It’s full of iron
all the Sun oxide dust
 Traditional forms of poetry
Type Characteristics and Details
elements
■ 14-line poems Earth is the third planet
■ Specific rhyme schemes from the Sun and the only
Sonnets
■ Themes of love, beauty, time one that harbors life in the
Solar System

■ Japanese origin Despite being red, Mars is

Haikus ■ 3 lines: 5-7-5 syllable count actually a cold place. It’s
■ Nature and fleeting moments full of iron oxide dust

■ 19 lines Saturn is a gas giant and

■ AABA rhyme scheme has several rings. It’s
Villanelles
■ Repetition of refrains composed mostly of
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 The role of poetry in society
Cultural reflection Inspiration and
and preservation
1 5 emotion

Expression of
Reflection on nature
emotions and human 2 6 and existence
experience

Aesthetic pleasure
Social and political
commentary
3 7 and language
appreciation

Exploration of identity Bridging past and

and diversity
4 8 present
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How does poetry contribute to social change?

How does poetry offer an outlet for emotions?

What does poetry do for language appreciation?

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Poetry can help preserve a society's cultural heritage and

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traditions

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Poetry cannot provide a cathartic release for emotional

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