Poetry Unit

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Poetry Unit
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Narrative Poem

• A poem that tells a story.
• They have special appeal.
• This type of poetry uses elements that are used
  in short stories like plot, characters, and
  dialogue.
• Some use repetition throughout the poem.

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Rhyming

• The repetition of a sound in two or more words or
  phrases.
• end rhymes-the most common occur at the end
  of a line.
• exact rhymes-words that sound similar, but the
  consonants at the beginning are different (cheese
  peas)
• half rhymes-words with similar sounds, but not
  identical (pans hams).

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Repetition

• The use of a word or group of words more than
  once in a poem.
• Can create a music-like sound.

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Rhythm

• The sound pattern created by combining stressed
  and unstressed syllables.
• The same general pattern continues throughout the
  poem.

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Concrete Poem

• Poetry that is meant to be seen as well as
  heard.
• The words are arranged into a shape to look like
  the subject.
• Concrete refers to being specific and
  representing something.

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Metaphor

• A comparison between two subjects, but not using
  the words like or as.
• Example her eyes are twinkling stars.

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Simile

• A comparison using the words like or as.
• Examplehe whistled like a bird.
  It was as big as a house.

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Personification

• A type of figurative language in which an a
  nonhuman object is given human characteristics.
• Example the leaves danced in the wind.

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Alliteration

• Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
• She sells shells by the seashore.

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Assonance

• Repetition of vowel sounds.
• The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

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Lyric Poem

• Expresses the poets thoughts and feelings in a
  musical language.
• Has different patterns of rhyme and rhythm.
• Most filled with energy.
• The lively words help you remember the poets
  thoughts and feelings.

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Limerick

• A short, funny Irish poem of five lines.
• Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme.
• Lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

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Onomatopoeia

• An echoic poem in which the sounds of the words
  used, suggests their meaning.
• Example buzz went the bees.

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Haiku

• A form that originated in Japan.
• Usually depicts a nature scene and has a strong
  feeling (fear, regret, hope, or mystery).
• The first and third line have five syllables.
• The second line has seven syllables.
• There should be a total of 17 syllables.

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Nonsense

• These are fun to say and hear.
• These are usually rhyming poems.
• They have nonsense words like hey diddle,
  diddle

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Acrostic

• The name of the person, object, or place is
  written vertically down the left hand side of the
  page.
• Each letter is capitalized and becomes the first
  letter in the word beginning each line.
• The words used should describe the person,
  object, or place in a positive way.