1. Poetry Elements What are the key elements of poetry? What are the major types of poetry?

2. Haiku n Poem with 5-7-5 syllables

3. In the Blink n In the blink of time n You will grow away fast n Amazingly wise

4. Limerick n Short five line humorous poem n They often contain onomatopoeia, hyperboles, and idioms. n They typically contain one couplet and one triplet

5. Limerick n A flea and a fly in a flue n Were caught, so what could they do? n Said the fly, "Let us flee." n "Let us fly," said the flea. n So they flew through a flaw in the flue. n n -Anonymous

6. Narrative Poem n Poetry that tells a story with plot and characters n “The Night Before Christmas” n “Barbara Frietchie”

7. Lyric Poem n Poetry of a single speaker n Sonnets, songs, odes

8. Concrete Poetry n Poetry that takes the shape of the poems theme or tone

9. Free Verse Poetry n Poetry that doesn’t rhyme

10. Stanzas n Like paragraphs, but for poetry n Sections of a poem n Typically have the same number of lines throughout an entire poem

11. Rhyme n Repetition of sounds n Brown, clown n Sun, bun

12. Rhyme Scheme n A pattern n Ababab n Aabbccdd n aabba

13. Meter n The beat of the poem n T-t-bbbb-t-t-bbbb

14. Couplet n A pair of rhymed lines

15. form n The shape and number of stanzas of a poem

16. Sensory Language n Language that appeals to one of the senses

17. Imagery or figurative language (FIG) n Alliteration n Hyperbole---an exaggeration n Idiom--an expression that means something different from what it says n Simile n Metaphor n Personification n onomatopoeia

18. What is a Poetry Anthology? n An anthology is a collection of poetry… n Sometimes Poetry Anthologies are poems written by the same poet n Sometimes, Poetry Anthologies are poems by different poets collected together by an editor…the poems typically share something in common (type, tone, theme)

19. How do you determine the tone? n TONE=emotion/attitude n Alliteration=humor=tone n Word choice===emotion=tone n Shape or form===emotion=tone n Punctuation === emotion=tone

20. How do you determine theme of a poem? n Lesson learned? n Main idea….more likely –Typical themes include: bravery, friendship, loss, inspiration, war, death, birth, hard times, fun times, celebration, specific moments in time, animals, objects, people, beginnings, endings