1. POETRY An introduction:

2. Key Elements of Poetry Form and Structure Sound Imagery Figurative Language Form and Structure

3. Poems are written in lines. Stanzas are groups of lines grouped together and separated by a space. The way a poem’s lines and words are arranged on the page is its form. Structure

4. Forms of Poetry Ballad Epic Ode Sonnet Free Verse A type of narrative poem that tells a story. A ballad is meant to be sung or recited. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group. A type of lyric poem that addresses broad, serious themes such as justice, truth, or beauty. A poem that has a formal structure, containing fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter. Poetry without a regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme, or meter.

5. Key Elements of Poetry Form and Structure Sound Imagery Figurative Language Sound

6. Sound Rhyme – the repetition of sounds at the end of words. Internal rhyme – the use of rhyming words within a line. End rhyme – the use of rhymes at the end of lines. Rhyme scheme – the pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called the rhyme scheme. Rhythm – the pattern of sound created in stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Meter – a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, which can be repeated from line to line. Repetition – refers to sounds, words, phrases, or lines that are stated or used more than once in a poem. Alliteration – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

7. Key Elements of Poetry Form and Structure Sound Imagery Figurative Language Imagery

8. Imagery Imagery are words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Poets use imagery to create a picture in the reader’s mind or to remind the reader of a familiar sensation.

9. Key Elements of Poetry Form and Structure Sound Imagery Figurative Language Figurative Language

10. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole A comparison of two things with a common quality using the words “like” or “as” to compare them. Also a comparison to two things with a common quality not using the words “like” or “as” to compare them. Describing an animal or an object as if it were a human or as having human qualities. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings. A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect.

11. Symbol A symbol is a person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself. Readers can usually recognize what a symbol stands for.