1. DO NOW
You have 10 minutes to complete the “Essential Questions” on the first page of your Poetry Road Map.

2. Guided Notes What is poetry?
A poem is an artistic expression of human emotions.

3. The 5 Reasons People Write Poetry
Convey a thought or idea
Tell a story
Express feelings or mood
Describe a scene
Reveal a character

4. Poetry Form
The structure a
poet chooses to
convey a poem

5. Stanza
Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem.
Stanzas are usually the same length and follow the same pattern

6. Rhyme Rhyme Scheme The occurrence of the same or similar
sounds at the end of two or more words
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern established by the arrangement
of rhymes in a stanza or poem. They are
generally described by using letters to point
out the reoccurring rhyme such as ABAB.

7. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

8. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed---and gazed---but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:

9. For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

10. Free Verse
Poetry that does not
follow a regular meter
or rhyme scheme

11. Rhythm Repetition A musical quality produced by the repetition
of stressed and unstressed syllables. It is like
the beat in music.
Repetition
Repeating a word or phrase throughout
a poem

12. The Poet’s Corner Each day Ms. Gaffey will select 1 student poem to
be read aloud to the class.
Snaps and candy prizes
will be given to our
fabulous class poets.