Poetry (the fun way to use words)

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In poetry the sound and meanings of words are combined to express feelings, thoughts, and ideas.

The poet chooses words carefully.

Poetry is usually written in lines.

What is Poetry?

RhythmSound ImageryForms and Types

Poetry Elements

It is the flow of the beat in the poem.

It gives poetry a musical feel.

It can be fast or slow, depending on mood and subject of poem.

You can measure rhythm in meter, by counting the beats in each line.

Rhythm

Rhythm Example

Rhythm Example

Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. These sound devices include:

Rhyme

Repetition

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Sound

SIZZLE

Rhymes are words that end with the same sound. Like Cat in the Hat. This is the most common sound device in Poetry. However, not all poetry has to rhyme.

Rhyme

Repetition occurs when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem.

It creates a pattern

It increases rhythm

It strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem

Repetition

Let it go!Let it go!

Alliteration is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words as in the nursery rhyme: ‘‘Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.’’

Alliteration

They are words that represent the actual sound of something. Examples are:

The dog barks

The cat purrs

Thunder booms

Rain drips

Clock ticks

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

Figurative language or figures of speech are tools that writers use to create images, or ‘‘paint pictures’’ in your mind.

Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles and symbolism are 5 figures of speech that create imagery.

Figurative Language

A simile compares 2 things using the words ‘‘like’’ or ‘‘as’’. Comparing one thing to another creates a vivid image. Example:

Jackneisha ran fast like a cheetah.

Simile

A metaphor compares 2 things that are different by using the words: is, are, was, were.

It gives the qualities of one thing to something that is quite different.

Metaphor

More examples of Metaphors

Personification gives human qualities and feelings to things that are not human- like animals or objects.

Personification

More examples of

Personification

A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous or funny. Examples:

You snore louder than a train engine.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Puerto Rico is the most beautiful place in the world.

Hyperbole

Symbolism occurs when a word, which has meaning in itself, is used to represent something entirely different. Examples are:

Using an image of the Puerto Rican flag to represent patriotism and a love for one’s country.

Using an apple to represent education.

Using a heart to represent love.

Symbolism

Lines and Stanzas

Most poems are written in lines.

A group of lines in a poem is called a stanza.

Stanzas separate ideas in a poem.

Poetry Form

LINE

STANZA

There are many types of Poetry; some are:

Acrostic

Shape

Couplet

Haiku

Cinquain

Diamante

Humorous

Narrative

Lyric

Free Verse

Types of Poetry

Acrostic Poetry

A Shape Poem is a type of poetry that describes an object and is shaped the same as the object the poem is describing.

Shape Poetry

I love Poetry