Note to the teacher:Poets use different skills or techniques to write their

poems. Poems can be written with more then one skill or

technique in mind. I use this power point to help introduce

the ten different poetry skills of rhyme, rhythm, repetition,

formula, personification, alliteration, similes, onomatopoeia,

word placement, and imagery.

Helping the kids recognize these techniques will provide

them with vocabulary to describe how a poem’s words and

phrases have rhythm and meaning. This PPT can address the

following standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases

(e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines)

supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

I wrote all of these poems myself and reserve all rights.

©Gwen Jones 2013

I’ve got

crazy skills!

Questions? Email me at teachcurious@gmail.com

Do you have skills?Do you like to play baseball?

Soccer? Sing? Puzzles? Paint? Play guitar? Roller skate?

Snowboard? Play handball? Bake? Read?

All of these activities require certain skills. Practicing the skills will help you become a better player, artist, musician, baker, or more!

I’ve got

crazy skills!

He’s got skills?This baseball

player needs to have the skills of

swinging, hitting, running, and sliding to play.

Heybatter, batter, batter!

She’s got skillsThis snowboarderneeds to havethe skills of balancing, sliding,twisting, turning, and stopping to snowboarddown a hill.

She’lltear it

up!

What skills are needed?

Turn to your neighbor and share what skills are needed to play …

footballTouchdown!

What about writing poetry?

It also takes skills to write poetry.

Your goal will be to identify which skills are used in the poems you read and write.

Poets need

skills too!

Poetry Skills

We will be learning about 10 different poetry skills.

Rhyme

Rhythm

Repetition

Formula

Personification

Alliteration

Similes

Onomatopoeia

Word Placement

Imagery

Ten poetry skills

sounds great!

Please NotePoets often use more than one

skill in their poems.

Many of the poemsin this presentation combine rhyme with another skill.

Can you imagine a baseball

game where the players

only used the one skill of pitching but never hit!

Boring!

Rhyme A poem that uses

rhyme will have two or more words that sound the same. The rhyming words are often

at the end of the line.The baby bounced On her mom’s knee.It laughed and giggled With wonderful glee.But then it bounced So terribly hard.The baby went flying Out of the yard.

RhythmA poem that uses rhythm will have a beat or pattern of beats made by the

syllables.The cuddly cat sleeps on the floor.It’s too tired to play anymore.When it wakes it will eat and then,It shall go back to sleep again.

Count the syllables. Can you find a pattern?

99

88

RepetitionA

poem that uses repetition will have the same words repeated on a line or in

the poem.

The frog leaped in theAir, air, air.

Shouted out loud without aCare, care, care.

Oh no! He yelled with a Cry cry cry.

I just ate my friend littleFly, fly, fly.

PersonificationA poem that uses

personification will give human qualities to a non-human thing.

Mr. Frog pouts with a frown.He’s so sad he lost his crown.He’ll need to look all around.He hopes that it Will soon be found.

FormulaA poem that uses a formula will

follow a pattern, plan or design.

SoupWarm, Tasty

Steaming, slurping, cookingYummy in my tummy.

Mixture

Which skills are used in these poems?

Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Formula, Personification

This bee’s hungry as a

Bear, bear, bear.

He pours syrup everywhere,

Where, where.

He’ll eat pancakes stacked

High, high, high.

While he flies in the

Sky, sky, sky.

Bee

Small, hungry

Buzzing, pouring, eating

Maple syrup on pancakes.

Insect

Repetition

Rhythm

Personification

Which skills are used in this poem?

Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Formula,

Personification

These goofy monsters have googly eyes.

They like to eat salty french fries.

I think their names are Bobby and Keith.

Both are missing their middle teeth.

Alliteration

A poem that uses

alliteration has several words

that begin with the same consonant

sound.

This groovy guy Is a gifted griller.

He grilled great grapes. What a thriller!

He grilled a gold grapefruit. What a treat!

Too bad no one wants To sit and eat.

SimilesA poem

that uses similes will compare two

things using like or as.

This bear is like a barber Who uses scissors to snip.

They are as sharp as knivesHe’s careful not to trip.

OnomatopoeiaA poem that uses

onomatopoeias will have words spelled to copy the sounds

something or someone might make.The cute banana wanted to play.Hee Hee!Softball on a sunny day.Swoosh!But then it started to rain outside.Pit Pat!She’ll have to wait until it’s dried.Whaaaaaa!

Word PlacementA poem that

uses word placement puts the words on the

page in a special way to make the poem more

meaningful.

ImageryThis young boy can’t wait to play.With the Lego car he built today.There are two figures that sit inside.They’re ready to go on an adventurous ride,On winding roads and curvy trails,Up steep mountains and Over rails.With speeds so fast theirHair will blow.Strap in guys! Get ready to go!

A poem that uses imagery

uses words to help the reader create a

picture in their head.

Which skills are used in these poems?

This bee’s hungry as a bear.

Rrrrroar!

He pours syrup everywhere.

Glug!

He’ll eat pancakes stacked high.

Chomp!

While he flies in the sky.

Bzzzzzzz.

The buzzing bee begged

Her best friend to borrow

The blueberry syrup.

Onomatopoeia

Rhythm

Alliteration, Rhythm, Repetition, Imagery, Personification Formula, Rhyme,

Onomatopoeia, Simile,

Word Placement

Which skills are used in this poem?

Alliteration, Rhythm, Repetition, Imagery, Personification Formula, Rhyme,

Onomatopoeia, Simile, Word Placement

This bear is confused. Where did it go?

His big blue ball bounced

Off his toe.

It bounced away with a

Boink, bonk, bing!

Now he can’t find that silly thing.

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Rhythm

Also check out…Perfectly Poetic Poems Unit

A unit to practice using each of these poetry skills while writing 11 different types of poems.

Poetry examples, planning pages, and final copy pages are provided for each.

Dinosaurs Dig Poems UnitA dinosaur themed poetry unit to practice using each of these poetry

skills while writing 11 different types of poems.Poetry examples, planning pages, and final copy pages are provided for each. This unit is best for students who have been learning about

or studying dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs Dig Poems PPTA dinosaur themed power point which covers the same eight skills,

yet with different poems.

64 Mini Poems and Tasks 64 silly mini poems written with rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and

repetition. Perfect for morning review, poems of the day, or centers.

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