Poetry

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Poetry

• A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses
  figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal
  to our emotions and imaginations.

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Rhythm

• A musical quality produced by the repetition of
  stressed and unstressed syllables or by the
  repetition of certain sound patterns.

3
Rhyme

• The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all
  sounds following them - in words that are close
  together in a poem.
• Example cat and hat

4
Onomatopoeia

• The use of a word whose sound imitates or
  suggests its meaning.
• Example Crash! Bonk! Screech!

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Alliteration

• The repetition of the same, or very similar,
  consonant sounds in words that are close
  together.
• Example Snakes slither silently down the sunny
  sidewalk.

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Imagery

• Language that appeals to the senses
• Imagery paints pictures for your minds eye

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Simile

• A comparison between two unlike things using a
  word such as like or as
• Example
• She was as sweet as sugar. Her
  hair was like fine silk.

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Metaphor

• A comparison between two unlike things in which
  one thing becomes another thing.
• Example The sky diver is an exclamation point
  upside down.

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Personification

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal
  is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
• Example The eagle clasped the crag with crooked
  hands.

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Reading Poetry

• Read aloud when possible.
• Be aware of punctuation, especially periods and
  commas.
• Periods alert you to the ends of sentences which
  are not always at the end of the line.
• If a line of poetry does not end with
  punctuation, do not make a full stop.

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Poetry Booklet

• Worth 250 pts.
• Consists of
• Cover page with illustration, name, date, and
  title (10 pts.)
• Table of contents with definitions (15 pts.)
• One of each type of poem (150 pts.)
• Haiku, Diamante, Cinquain, List, Limerick
  (each of these will have illustrations)