1. Mrs. Taylor English 10 Pre-thinking and literary terms
What is Poetry?
Mrs. Taylor
English 10
Pre-thinking and literary terms

2. Listen! Pair and Share What makes this a poem…..or not?

3. Poetry defined po·et·ry /ˈpōətrē/ Noun
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm;...
A quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems: "poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music".
Synonyms
verse - poem - poesy - rhyme

4. 1. Alliteration: 2. Ballad: 6. Figurative Language: 9. Free Verse:
Literary Terms: Write the definitions for the following literary devices in your Literary Terms booklet.
1. Alliteration:
2. Ballad:
6. Figurative Language:
9. Free Verse:
11. Imagery:
15. Mood:

5. 16. Narrator:
18. Onomatopoeia:
24. Personification:
28. Rhyme/Rhyme Scheme:

6. 29. Repetition:
30. Rhythm:
33. Simile:
35. Sonnet:
36. Stanza: