2. Poetry What do you already know???

3. Poetry Terms Alliteration Onomatopoeia Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Repetition Stanza

4. Alliteration The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more closely associated words.

5. Alliteration Like loads of laundry lying on the lovely linoleum.

6. Alliteration Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

7. Alliteration Those creepy crawly critters caused a cramp in my cranium.

8. Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents.

9. Onomatopoeia The water gurgled as it flowed down the drain.

10. Onomatopoeia The storm clouds rumbled across the sky.

11. Onomatopoeia It seemed everyone was sniffling during the cold and flu season.

12. Rhyme Words that have the same ending sound

13. Rhyme – The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them. Examples: trouble and bubble, clown and noun Rhymes in poetry help create rhythm and lend a songlike quality to a poem. They can also emphasize ideas and provide humor or delight.

14. Rhyme Little Hen rhyme I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, She washed up the dishes and kept the house clean. She went to the mill to fetch us some flour, And always got home in less than an hour. She baked me my bread, she brewed me my ale, She sat by the fire and told a fine tale!

15. Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhyme in a poem

16. Rhyme Scheme Little Hen rhyme I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, She washed up the dishes and kept the house clean. She went to the mill to fetch us some flour, And always got home in less than an hour. She baked me my bread, she brewed me my ale, She sat by the fire and told a fine tale! A A B B C C

17. Rhythm – a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables or by the repetition of other sound patterns. Rhythm occurs in all language (written and spoken) but is particularly important in poetry.

18. Repetition Repetition is the repeated words, lines or ideas to express importance or to create imagery. http://www.poetrypoetry.com/Workshops/0 0-07/RepWorkshop.htmlhttp://www.poetrypoetry.com/Workshops/0 0-07/RepWorkshop.html

19. Repetition Check out this poem called “Repetition” about Repetition http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/repetitio n/http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/repetitio n/

20. A stanza is a group of lines in a poem. It is similar to a paragraph in prose. It forms a unit. Example: “Motto” by Langston Hughes I play it cool And dig all jive. That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig and Be Dug In Return. How many stanzas is this poem?