POETRY SELECTION FOR PREP. ONE
BY: MR. ABDELRAHMAN
POETRY INTRODUCTION IT IS THE OLDEST FORM OF LITERATURE. POETRY IS LIKE MUSIC IT CREATES BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS WITH WORDS. IT EXPRESSES FEELINGS AND IDEAS. FIGURES OF SPEECH:1-PERSONIFICATION: TO REGARD A THING OR ANIMAL AS A PERSON. " I AM BUSY " SAID THE SEA. THE POET PERSONIFIES THE SEA AND MAKES IT TALK. 2-SIMILE: COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER USING AS OR LIKE. HE WALKS LIKE A KING. 3-METAPHOR: COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER WITHOUT USING AS OR LIKE. HE IS THE LION. (HE IS STRONG AND BRAVE) 4-RHYME: IT MEANS THAT THE WORDS AT THE END OF LINES SOUND ALIKE.
1. DAY USELESS VAIN LARGE LAND MASSES CONTINENTS WORKER TOILER WHEAT, RICE,ETC. GRAIN FRIEND FELLOW EARTH, MARS,VENUS.. PLANETS JOB TASK FIRST STANZA:" I'M BUSY, "SAID THE SEA "I'M BUSY, THINK OF ME. MAKING THE CONTINENTS TO BE. "I'M BUSY" SAID THE SEA. PARAPHRASE: THE POET SAYS THE SEA IS BUSY AND IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IT MAKES THE LAND THAT WE LIVE ON. HE SAYS THE SEA MAKES THE WORLD. FIGURES OF SPEECH:1-PERSONIFICATION: " I AM BUSY " SAID THE SEA. THE POET PERSONIFIES THE SEA AND MAKES IT TALK. 2- ALLITERATION : (THE REPETITION OF THE SAME SOUND (LETTER) AT THE BEGINNING OF SOME WORDS IN THE SAME LINE TO MAKE MUSIC) THE LETTER S IS REPEATED IN: ( SAID –SEA) SECOND STANZA: (DAY) "I'M BUSY" SAID THE RAIN. WHEN I FALL IT IS NOT IN VAIN. WAIT AND YOU WILL SEE THE GRAIN. "I'M BUSY" SAID THE RAIN.