Poetry

A Poem Basic unit of a poem: a word Sequence of words = a line Sequence of lines = a stanza or verse poem is like the words to a song A poem is like the words to a song I was Born to be Somebody Ain’t nothing that’s ever gonna stop em I’ll light up the sky like lightning I’m gonna’ rise above, show ’em what I’m made of. Lyrics by: Justin Bieber

Stanza/Verse Stanza or Verse is lines of poetry grouped together— like a paragraph. A stanza or verse usually completes a certain thought, much like a paragraph.. Before Bed Verse #1 Tell me a story, Verse #1 Tell me a story, Sing me a song, Sing me a song, Give me a smile Give me a smile To hold all night long. To hold all night long. Verse #2 Tell me again, Verse #2 Tell me again, Sing me a tune, Sing me a tune, Give me a dream, Give me a dream, To take to the moon. To take to the moon. Teacher Created Resources,Inc

Poets Use “Figures of Speech” Rhyme Rhyme Imagery Imagery Alliteration Alliteration Simile Simile Metaphor Metaphor Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia Personification Personification

Imagery The Five Senses Imagery : The Five Senses 5 Senses Poem Carnival I smell.....caramel popcorn. I taste.....blue or pink cotton candy. I hear.....children playing games. I feel......cold air on my face on rides. I see......people laughing and having fun. ©

There Was a Little Turtle The Little Turtle He lived in a box. He swam in a puddle. He climbed on the rocks. He snapped at a mosquito. He snapped at a flea. He snapped at a minnow. And he snapped at me. He caught the mosquito. He caught the flea. He caught the minnow. But he didn't catch me. By Vachel Lindsay 1879–1931Vachel Lindsay Rhyming Poem

Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are? Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky When the blazing sun is gone, when he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, twinkle, twinkle all the night. Then the traveller in the dark, thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, if you did not twinkle so. In the dark blue sky you keep, and often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, 'till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark lights the traveller in the dark, Though I know not what you are - twinkle, twinkle little star. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (The words to the song are the words of the poem)

Now Hear This: Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound. Wally Washington wears white wigs. I love to eat peaches and grapes. ? Can Karen catch up with the crawling caterpillars?

SIMILIES : Using “like” or “as” to compare two things. Pumpkin Oh, I saw a big, orange pumpkin One harvest afternoon, The prettiest pumpkin I did see, Just like a harvest moon. ©Teacher Created Resources,Inc

A book is a friend... always very clever and waiting to be read. FRIENDS A book is a friend... always very clever and waiting to be read. Metaphor: Comparing two things (nouns) that are not really alike without using “like” or “as”

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. (Mother Goose) Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds or sounds which are associated with objects.

Personification: Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects. The leaves were dancing merrily across the yard. (Leaves can’t dance—humans do!) The factory smokestack belched black smoke into the sky. (A smokestack can’t belch—humans do!) The trees groaned and cried under the weight of the snow. (Trees can’t groan and cry—humans do!)