Poetic Elements Notes Figurative Language is an expression used in writing that you need to figure out. Imagery is used by an author to create a picture of something in the readers mind. Imagery relies on the ____ senses to help paint the picture.

Imagery – Mental pictures created by words using the five senses.

The Way I Play Soccer Sweat streams down my face, And my skin turns red under the watchful eye of the sun. The sound of cleats pounding the earth is deafening As my enemies charge down the field towards me. I can sense the shooter is going to miss; All at once, the ball collides into my chest. Screams of victory roar across the field. The grass stained, game ball rests Rests lovingly between my two hands.

A sound device is used to appeal to what you can hear. Onomatopoeia is when words are used to imitate sounds.

Onomatopoeia Bow-wow, says the dog, Mew, mew says the cat, Grunt, grunt, goes the hog, And squeak goes the rat. Tu, whu, says the owl, Quack, quack, says the duck, And what the cuckoo says you know

HALLOWEEN FRIGHT-NIGHT Clink and clank of metallic bones A rattle of rusty chains, Whish and whoosh of ghostly drapes A thump on quivering panes, Clattering hooves of neighing horses Whack and whip on flanks, Thudding hearts, chattering teeth Whoops of triumphant pranks, Murmur and chants at secret covens A giggle, an eek and a cry, Crackle of twigs over flickering fire It’s the wind that whizzes by. Pumpkins are squished, cats purr, Dogs sniff and bark, Noises that go bump in the night Cars that honk in the park, Thunder rumbles, booms and claps Lightning zip-zaps in the sky, Children knock for trick-or-treat Ghosts rustle, boo or sigh, Witches screech, vampires drip Werewolves bay and growl, Halloween fright night is a bash, The unknown’s on the prowl. -Jacinta Ramayah

Alliteration is the repetition of sounds in the beginning of words

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? Alliteration

Betty's Room There is no clutter cluttered up more closely, I presume, than the clutter clustered clingingly in my friend, Betty's room. Her mother mutters mawkishly and fills her with such dread. She mutters on about the muss that messes Betty's bed. At bedtime, Betty bounces all her objects to the floor. Each morning, when she wakes up, they go on her bed once more. There's papers, pencils, potpourri. It piques her mother's stress. She pouts. She plies and yet her cries do not clean Betty's mess. There's partly broken plastic toys, each with a missing part, some worn and withered whistles, which are close to Betty's heart. Old ballet shoes she cannot lose, and photos of her friends, a burnt-out fuse, some fruity chews, a box of odds and ends. Old magazines and school reports (the ones that got the A's), her worn out jeans, some socks to sort, the programs from three plays. Each object is an artifact, a personal antique. She cannot bear to throw them out; they make her life unique. There's feathers, fans, and fairy dolls -- and mother-daughter strife. Her mother lives for neatness, but, well, mess is Betty's life. by Denise Rodgers

Repetition is when words or phrases repeat in a poem.

Repetition

Rhyme is when the end of the lines in a poem have the same sound. Rhythm is a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a poem.

My Teacher Calls Me Sweetie Cakes My teacher calls me sweetie cakes. My classmates think it's funny to hear her call me angel face or pookie bear or honey. She calls me precious baby doll. She calls me pumpkin pie or doodle bug or honey bunch or darling butterfly. My class is so embarrassing I need to find another; just any class at all in which the teacher's not my mother. --Kenn Nesbitt Rhyme

There was an old man from Peru, da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) who dreamed he was eating his shoe. da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) He awoke in the night da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) with a terrible fright, da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) and found out that it was quite true. da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) Rhythm

Clankity Clankity Clankity Clank! Ankylosaurus was built like a tank, Its hide was a fortress as sturdy as steel, It tended to be an inedible meal. It was armored in front, it was armored behind, There wasn’t a thing on its minuscule mind, It waddled about on its four stubby legs, Nibbling on plants with a mouthful of pegs. Ankylosaurus was best left alone, Its tail was a cudgel of gristle and bone, Clankity Clankity Clankity Clank! Ankylosaurus was built like a tank. By: Jack Prelutsk

There was an old man from Peru, (A) who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) He awoke in the night (B) with a terrible fright, (B) and found out that it was quite true. (A) ) Rhyme Scheme