Post on 13-Jan-2016
Note to the teacher:Poets use different skills or techniques to write their
poems. Poems can be written with more then one skill or
technique in mind. I use this power point to help introduce
the ten different poetry skills of rhyme, rhythm, repetition,
formula, personification, alliteration, similes, onomatopoeia,
word placement, and imagery.
Helping the kids recognize these techniques will provide
them with vocabulary to describe how a poem’s words and
phrases have rhythm and meaning. This PPT can address the
following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases
(e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
I wrote all of these poems myself and reserve all rights.
©Gwen Jones 2013
I’ve got
crazy skills!
Questions? Email me at teachcurious@gmail.com
Do you have skills?Do you like to play baseball?
Soccer? Sing? Puzzles? Paint? Play guitar? Roller skate?
Snowboard? Play handball? Bake? Read?
All of these activities require certain skills. Practicing the skills will help you become a better player, artist, musician, baker, or more!
I’ve got
crazy skills!
He’s got skills?This baseball
player needs to have the skills of
swinging, hitting, running, and sliding to play.
Heybatter, batter, batter!
She’s got skillsThis snowboarderneeds to havethe skills of balancing, sliding,twisting, turning, and stopping to snowboarddown a hill.
She’lltear it
up!
What skills are needed?
Turn to your neighbor and share what skills are needed to play …
footballTouchdown!
What about writing poetry?
It also takes skills to write poetry.
Your goal will be to identify which skills are used in the poems you read and write.
Poets need
skills too!
Poetry Skills
We will be learning about 10 different poetry skills.
Rhyme
Rhythm
Repetition
Formula
Personification
Alliteration
Similes
Onomatopoeia
Word Placement
Imagery
Ten poetry skills
sounds great!
Please NotePoets often use more than one
skill in their poems.
Many of the poemsin this presentation combine rhyme with another skill.
Can you imagine a baseball
game where the players
only used the one skill of pitching but never hit!
Boring!
Rhyme A poem that uses
rhyme will have two or more words that sound the same. The rhyming words are often
at the end of the line.The baby bounced On her mom’s knee.It laughed and giggled With wonderful glee.But then it bounced So terribly hard.The baby went flying Out of the yard.
RhythmA poem that uses rhythm will have a beat or pattern of beats made by the
syllables.The cuddly cat sleeps on the floor.It’s too tired to play anymore.When it wakes it will eat and then,It shall go back to sleep again.
Count the syllables. Can you find a pattern?
99
88
RepetitionA
poem that uses repetition will have the same words repeated on a line or in
the poem.
The frog leaped in theAir, air, air.
Shouted out loud without aCare, care, care.
Oh no! He yelled with a Cry cry cry.
I just ate my friend littleFly, fly, fly.
PersonificationA poem that uses
personification will give human qualities to a non-human thing.
Mr. Frog pouts with a frown.He’s so sad he lost his crown.He’ll need to look all around.He hopes that it Will soon be found.
FormulaA poem that uses a formula will
follow a pattern, plan or design.
SoupWarm, Tasty
Steaming, slurping, cookingYummy in my tummy.
Mixture
Which skills are used in these poems?
Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Formula, Personification
This bee’s hungry as a
Bear, bear, bear.
He pours syrup everywhere,
Where, where.
He’ll eat pancakes stacked
High, high, high.
While he flies in the
Sky, sky, sky.
Bee
Small, hungry
Buzzing, pouring, eating
Maple syrup on pancakes.
Insect
Repetition
Rhythm
Personification
Which skills are used in this poem?
Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Formula,
Personification
These goofy monsters have googly eyes.
They like to eat salty french fries.
I think their names are Bobby and Keith.
Both are missing their middle teeth.
Alliteration
A poem that uses
alliteration has several words
that begin with the same consonant
sound.
This groovy guy Is a gifted griller.
He grilled great grapes. What a thriller!
He grilled a gold grapefruit. What a treat!
Too bad no one wants To sit and eat.
SimilesA poem
that uses similes will compare two
things using like or as.
This bear is like a barber Who uses scissors to snip.
They are as sharp as knivesHe’s careful not to trip.
OnomatopoeiaA poem that uses
onomatopoeias will have words spelled to copy the sounds
something or someone might make.The cute banana wanted to play.Hee Hee!Softball on a sunny day.Swoosh!But then it started to rain outside.Pit Pat!She’ll have to wait until it’s dried.Whaaaaaa!
Word PlacementA poem that
uses word placement puts the words on the
page in a special way to make the poem more
meaningful.
ImageryThis young boy can’t wait to play.With the Lego car he built today.There are two figures that sit inside.They’re ready to go on an adventurous ride,On winding roads and curvy trails,Up steep mountains and Over rails.With speeds so fast theirHair will blow.Strap in guys! Get ready to go!
A poem that uses imagery
uses words to help the reader create a
picture in their head.
Which skills are used in these poems?
This bee’s hungry as a bear.
Rrrrroar!
He pours syrup everywhere.
Glug!
He’ll eat pancakes stacked high.
Chomp!
While he flies in the sky.
Bzzzzzzz.
The buzzing bee begged
Her best friend to borrow
The blueberry syrup.
Onomatopoeia
Rhythm
Alliteration, Rhythm, Repetition, Imagery, Personification Formula, Rhyme,
Onomatopoeia, Simile,
Word Placement
Which skills are used in this poem?
Alliteration, Rhythm, Repetition, Imagery, Personification Formula, Rhyme,
Onomatopoeia, Simile, Word Placement
This bear is confused. Where did it go?
His big blue ball bounced
Off his toe.
It bounced away with a
Boink, bonk, bing!
Now he can’t find that silly thing.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Rhythm
Also check out…Perfectly Poetic Poems Unit
A unit to practice using each of these poetry skills while writing 11 different types of poems.
Poetry examples, planning pages, and final copy pages are provided for each.
Dinosaurs Dig Poems UnitA dinosaur themed poetry unit to practice using each of these poetry
skills while writing 11 different types of poems.Poetry examples, planning pages, and final copy pages are provided for each. This unit is best for students who have been learning about
or studying dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs Dig Poems PPTA dinosaur themed power point which covers the same eight skills,
yet with different poems.
64 Mini Poems and Tasks 64 silly mini poems written with rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and
repetition. Perfect for morning review, poems of the day, or centers.
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