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Alliteration- the repetition on the same sound or letter in a series of words, usually at the beginning of the word and is a consonant letter.
i.e.-She sells seashells down at the
seashore.
Imagery- a vivid description using
words that appeal to the reader’s senses
of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch.
i. e.- The aroma of the sizzling, hot
pizza filled my nostrils as I entered
the room.
Metaphor- a vivid comparison of two
unlike objects, not using the words like,
as, than or resembles.
i.e.-
The snow is sheep’s wool.
Onomatopoeia- sound words-
i.e.- Pow! Bang! Shhhh
Personification- giving human qualities
to nonliving objects.
i.e.-
The trees reached out to me as I
walked through the woods.
Repetition-Repeating a word, phrase,
line, or stanza multiple times within the
poem.
i.e.-“A horse is a horse, of course, of
course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the
famous Mister Ed.”
Rhyme- repetition of similar sounding
words occurring at the end of lines in
poems
i.e.“Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are”
Simile- a vivid comparison of two unlike
objects, using the words like, as, than or
resembles.
i.e.-
The snow is as white as sheep’s wool.
Symbolism- is the use of a person, place,
or an object to stand for something other
than itself.
i.e.-The dove is a symbol of peace.
A red rose or red color stands for love or
romance.
These are some types of poems we
will study, as well as some
information that we need to know
about poetry.
Line- the way poetry is written, several
lines make a stanza; like sentences make
a paragraph.
i.e.-
What would my heart do?
But cry, sigh and be blue.
Stanza- line of verse forming a separate unit within a poem; like a paragraph.
i.e.-
I love to write Day and night
What would my heart do But cry, sigh and be blue
If I could not write
Writing feels good And I know it should Who could have knew
That what I do Is write, write, write
Meter- the regular arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry.
i.e.-
U U S U S U U S U S On a win-dy night when the moon is bright.
U- unstressed S- stressed
Rhyme Scheme/Pattern- is the pattern of
rhymes at the end of each line of a
poem. There are different types of
patterns. One type is “a-b-a-b”
i.e.-My cat is nice.
My cat is fat.
My cat likes mice.
I like my cat
Couplet- two line poem that rhymes at
the end of each line, has same amount of
syllables in each line and is usually about
something silly.
i.e.
I saw a brown dog,
but it was a hog.
Haiku- a traditional Japanese three-line
unrhymed poem with seventeen
syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable
count. Often focusing on images from
nature.
i.e.
An old pond!
A frog jumps in—
the sound of water.
Narrative poem- poetry that tells a story
or gives an account of events, long poem
with many stanzas, tells story from
beginning to end.
i.e. “Paul Revere's Ride” is a well-
known narrative poem.