1. Elements of Poetry
2012

2. Poetry Terms Lines Stanzas Rhyme Rhythm Alliteration Simile Metaphor
Mood
Onomatopoeia
Couplets
Personification

3. Poetry Terms Lines- Poets write in lines instead of sentences
Stanza- Groups of lines in poetry
Rhyme- Words that end lines of poetry with the same sound
Rhythm- the beat or pattern of a poem
Simile- A comparison using “like” or “as”
Metaphor- A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”

4. Poetry Terms Continued
Couplets- Stanzas of two lines that usually Rhyme
Alliteration- The repetition of a consonant sound
Onomatopoeia- Words that mimic or imitate the sound it is describing
Mood- Is the emotions that we feel from the work
Personification- giving something that is not human, human characteristics

5. Types of Poems Bio Poem I Am Poem Haiku Limerick Diamante
Concrete Poem
Cinquain
Poem containing Alliteration
Poem Containing Personification
Poem containing Simile and Metaphor
A Rhyming Poem
A Sports, Music, Art, Dance or other interest poem

6. Bio Poem Line 1 Your first name Line 2 4 traits that describe you
Line 3 Sibling of…Or Son or Daughter of
Line 4 Lover of…(three items)
Line 5 Who feels (three items)
Line 6 Who needs (three items)
Line 7 Who gives (three items)
Line 8 Who fears (three items)
Line 9 Who would like to see (three items)
Line 10 Resident of (your address)
Line 11 Your Last Name

7. I Am Poem Stanza 1 I am ( two special characteristics that you have)
I wonder (Something that you are curious about)
I hear (an Imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (repeat line 1)
Stanza 2
I Pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you sad)
Stanza 3
I understand (something that you know is true)
I say (something that you believe in)
I dream(something that you actually dream about)
I try (something that you make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)

8. Our snow days are all used up
Haiku Poem
Haiku poetry is a very short, centuries old form of Japanese poetry, that usually deals with nature. The poem follows a specific pattern.
5 syllables
7 syllables
Snow is falling down
Our snow days are all used up
That means I’ll see you

9. Limerick
A limerick is a funny little five line poem that has a rhyming pattern and a rhythm. The last words of the 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines must all rhyme. The 3rd and 4th lines must also rhyme, but not with the other three lines.
A clumsy young fellow named Jim
Was never informed how to swim
He fell off a dock
And sank like a rock
And that was the end of him

10. Diamante
Diamante poems are shaped like diamonds. They also have a set pattern with opposites being used.
Noun
Adjective, Adjective
Verb, Verb, Verb
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
Cocoa Tree
Tropical, Gnarly
Growing, Producing, Flowering
Pods, Beans, Buds, Apples
Dropping, Crunching, Baking
Delicious, All-American
Apple Tree

11. Concrete Poem
Concrete Poems are also called picture poems, because they are poems that take the form of an object that the poem is about.

12. Cinquain
They are 5 line poems that describe a person, place, or thing.
Traditional cinquain poems follow a specific pattern. That pattern is: 2 syllables, 4 syllables,6 syllables 8 syllables, and 2 syllables.
Modern cinquains poems are based on a word count of words of a certain type. 1 word (Noun), 2 words (adjectives), 3 words (verbs), 4 words (describing a feeling about the title), 1 word referring back to the title.

13. Alliteration The repetition of a consonant sound
Windshield wipers wipe the windshield
Wipe the water off the pane
This Way That Way
In the rain

14. Personification
Poetry that assigns human characteristics to non human things.
Dinner
Knife was the first to speak
He was known mostly for his sharp cutting remarks
Chairs sat down underneath the table
Napkins folded themselves into their laps
Teapot. Unable to stand the tension, began to boil
Cup held one hand on her hips
Knowing she could hold her own
Fork and spoon huddled off to the side next to the plate
They knew plate could handle whatever was dished out

15. Simile and Metaphor Sky, Earth, and Water
The sky was as mad as a raging bull,
The earth as hurt as a rabbit in a snare,
The water as strong as a lion,
But Mother Nature calmed them all.
Love
Love is as wide as the earth,
Friendship are as thick as the sea.
Happiness is as deep as a song,
Laughter in you and me.