Poetry

Poetry Poems are usually divided into lines and then grouped into stanzas, or verses

Figurative Language

Metaphors Definition: Describe one thing as if it were something else. Example: The house was a zoo this morning!

Personification Definition: Gives human qualities to something else Example: The cars growled in the traffic

Similes Definition Use like or as to compare two apparently unlike things. Example He stormed into the meeting like a tornado

Symbol Definition A symbol is anything that represents something else. Example A dove is a common symbol for peace

Sound Devices

Sound Devices Sound Devices enhance a poem’s mood and meaning

Alliteration Definition: The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of the word Example: Slippery Slope

Repetition Definition The use of any element of language – a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence – more than once

Assonance Definition The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables Example: Blade and maze

Consonance Definition The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables Example Wind and sand

Onomatopoeia Definition: The use of words that imitate sounds. Example: Crash, bang, hiss

Rhyme Definition: Repetition of sounds at the end of words Example Speech and teach

Meter Meter is the rhythmical pattern in a poem

Forms of Poetry

Narrative Narrative poetry tells a story in verse. Narrative poems often have elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters

Haiku Haiku is a three-line Japanese verse form The first and third lines each have five syllables and the second line has seven

Lyric Lyric poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse

Ballads Ballads are songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure and romance

Concrete Concrete poems are shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.

Limericks Limericks are humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme

Rhyming Couplets Rhyming couplets are pairs of rhyming lines, usually of the same meter and length

Poetry Collection #1 The Rider Seal Haiku

Reading Skill Drawing Conclusions Drawing Conclusions means arriving at an overall judgment or idea by pulling together several details. By drawing conclusions you recognize meanings that are not directly stated.

Drawing Conclusions Asking questions like the following can help you identify details and make connections that lead to a conclusion What details does the writer include and emphasize? How are the details related? What do the details mean all together?

Literary Analysis Forms of Poetry Lyric Concrete Poem Haiku – expresses the poet’s thoughts and feelings about a single image or idea in vivid, musical language Concrete Poem The poet arranges the letters and lines to create a visual image that suggests the poem’s subject Haiku A traditional form of Japanese poetry that is often about nature. The first line always has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, and the third line has five syllables.