POETRYIt’s rhyme time!

Poems can be...

Free Verse Rhyming

Free Verse Poems...Do not rhymeDo not have a pattern

Do not have a rhythm

Do not have a structure

Rhyming Poems...RhymeMay have a pattern

Has a rhythmMay have a structure

Poetry Toolbox

WordsPunctuationStanzasRefrain

WordsChoose the absolute best words for your poem.

Use a thesaurus to replace dead words.

Think of your five senses; touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell.

PunctuationIs used to show the reader how to read the poem

May not have any punctuationMay have commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points

Needs to be consistent

StanzasA divided section with a group of lines

A format chosen by the poet

May include a rhyming pattern

RefrainRepetitive line found throughout the poem

Is usually found in the same place in each stanza

Similar to the chorus in a song

POETRY VOCABULARYFigurative Language

Simile Metaphor Personification Imagery

End rhymeRepetitionAlliterationOnomatopoeia

Figurative Language When the Author of a poem writes

something, but doesn’t really mean it literally.

4 types: Metaphor Simile Personification

SimilesWhen you compare

something using like or as.

The river is peaceful, like a new baby sleeping.

Her eyes are as green as emeralds. Clouds soft and fluffy like marshmallows

A comparisonNOT using

like or as.

“It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”

Oh bright angel, speak again!”

Metaphors

Personification When human like qualities are given to

an animal or object. Example: An overly gregarious puppy. A decrepit old car.

RHYME

Rhyme is used in many poems. Using words that sound alike makes poetry fun to read and write.

Examples: drink & stink world & hurled

Repetition Repetition is used to make an impact on

the poem’s tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the poem.

Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Chirping robin, budding rose. Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Gentle showers, summer clothes. By Shel Silverstein

Alliteration Alliteration uses the same beginning word

sounds over and over, like a tongue twister.

My beautiful bubbles burst and then, I simply blow some more again.

The setting sun slipped slowly down, Making room for the milky moon.

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the use of words that

imitate sounds.

Wham! Splat! Pow! I am in trouble now!

Patterned Poetry

Patterned poems usually do not rhyme!

They follow a specific pattern.

Examples include haiku, cinquain, acrostic, initial, and concrete poetry.

Video Clip: Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O’ Neill