1. Poetry Vocabulary

2. Poetry Poetry is literature that uses a few words to tell about ideas, feelings and paints a picture in the readers mind. Poems may or may not rhyme. They are meant to be read aloud.

3. Poetry Form Form- the way it looks on the page. LINE - a group of words together on one line of the poem. STANZA - a group of lines arranged together The Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; Stanza

4. Sound Devices Elements of poetry that use one type of sound related characteristic. Rhyme Rhythm And more…..

5. Rhyme Sounds that are alike at the end of words, such as mouse and house. Near rhyming words- the words do not exactly rhyme. As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle sky;.

6. Rhythm The beat of the poem. These are made up patterns of strong and weak syllables.

7. SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME The Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; abcbabcb

8. Figurative Language and other poetic devices Figurative language Simile Metaphor Personification

9. Figurative Language Words and phrases that help the reader picture things in a new way. Example: More rapid than eagles

10. Imagery Helps you paint a picture or imagine what is happening or what the poet is feeling. Example: The children were nestled all snug in their bed……

11. Simile A comparison of two things using the words like or as. Example: His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

12. Metaphor A comparison of two things WITHOUT using “as or like” Example: The clouds are fluffy pillows.

13. Personification Giving an animal or an object human qualities. Example: The house glowed with happiness.

14. Practice Split into groups of two Read a poem Try to find examples of the following: –Rhyming words –Imagery –Simile –Metaphor –Personification