1. POETRY

2. What is poetry? Ancient Greek – ποιεω (poieo): I create A literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm

3. The Language of Poetry  Alliteration Alliteration  Allusion: reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is known from literature, history, or other aspects of culture  Imagery: language that speaks to the senses  Metaphor: comparison between two unlike things without using connective words

4. The Language of Poetry  Meter: the alteration of stressed and unstressed syllables; beat  Onomatopoeia: the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning  Personification Personification  Rhyme: repetition of final sounds in two or more words

5. The Language of Poetry  Simile: a comparison between two unlike things by using a connective word such as like or as  Stanza: a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit  Syllable Syllable  Tone: the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject, or a character  Verse: another word for “poetry”

6. How do I become a great poet?  Read all types of poetry in your head AND aloud  Keep an image journal  Brainstorm  Write, write, revise, and revise  Share your work with others

7. Read this in your head... Last night, while I lay thinking here, some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I'm dumb in school? Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? Whatif I get beat up? Whatif there's poison in my cup? Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die? Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? Whatif I don't grow talle? Whatif my head starts getting smaller? Whatif the fish won't bite? Whatif the wind tears up my kite? Whatif they start a war? Whatif my parents get divorced? Whatif the bus is late? Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? Whatif I tear my pants? Whatif I never learn to dance? Everything seems well, and then the nighttime Whatifs strike again!

8. Read this aloud... Last night, while I lay thinking here, some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I'm dumb in school? Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? Whatif I get beat up? Whatif there's poison in my cup? Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die? Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? Whatif I don't grow talle? Whatif my head starts getting smaller? Whatif the fish won't bite? Whatif the wind tears up my kite? Whatif they start a war? Whatif my parents get divorced? Whatif the bus is late? Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? Whatif I tear my pants? Whatif I never learn to dance? Everything seems well, and then the nighttime Whatifs strike again!

9. Write it all down...  Write down the very first food you think of  Write down everything about it  Go eat it!  Use your senses  No erasing  No changing your mind  JUST SPIT IT ALL OUT!