[4.2]: Prosodic Features of Speech/Spoken Poetry

• These refer to the various elements of spoken language that go beyond the basic phonetic sounds or phonemes.

  Prosodic Features of Speech
• These play a crucial role in conveying meaning, emotion, and emphasis, adding layers of interpretation to the spoken word.

  Prosodic Features of Speech
• What are the six Prosodic Features of Speech?

  Pitch

  Intonation

  Loudness

  Tempo

  Rhythm

  Stress
• It refers to the highness or lowness of sound.

  Pitch
• It refers to the rise and fall of the voice in speaking or the fluctuation of sound.

  Intonation
• It refers to the quantity or power of sound; volume of sound.

  Loudness
• It refers to the speed of the speech.

  Tempo
• It refers to the strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

  Rhythm
• It refers to a particular emphasis or importance.

  Stress
• It refers to a performance art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play, intonation, and voice inflection.

  Spoken Poetry
• It refers to a powerful form of expression that combines elements of storytelling, poetry, and often, a personal or social commentary.

  Spoken Poetry
• What are the six Elements of Spoken Poetry?

  Content

  Performance

  Language & Literary Techniques

  Audience Engagement

  Innovation & Creativity

  Technical Proficiency
• It refers to what the speech is about, as well as the relevance & overall context.

  Content
• It refers to how you deliver your speech.

  Performance
• It refers to how you present your words; usage of figures of speech and narrative tools.

  Language & literary techniques
• It refers to how the audience responds to the poetry.

  Audience engagement
• It refers to how you employ the prosody of speech. When to pause, when to speed up, when to slow down, etc. It adds spice in the speech delivery.

  Innovation and creativity
• It refers to the mechanics of speech such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and diction.

  Technical proficiency