Poetry is a way to put your feelings or expression into
words.
 End rhyme
 Repetition
 Alliteration
 Onomatopoeia
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Free Verse
 Repetition is used to make an impact on the poem’s
tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the
poem.
 Here comes summer,
 Here comes summer,
 Chirping robin, budding rose.
 Here comes summer,
 Here comes summer,
 Gentle showers, summer clothes.
 By Shel Silverstein
 Alliteration uses the same beginning word sounds over
and over, like a tongue twister.
 My beautiful bubbles burst and then,
 I simply blow some more again.
 The setting sun slipped slowly down,
 Making room for the milky moon.
 Similes are comparisons that use “like” or “as.”
Her eyes are as green as emeralds.
soft and fluffy like marshmallows.
Clouds
 Metaphors are comparisons that say one thing is
another.
a volcano about to blow.
My father’s anger is
Free Verse
Rhyming
 Do not rhyme
 Do not have a pattern
 Do not have a rhythm
 Do not have a structure
 Rhyme
 May have a pattern
 Has a rhythm
 May have a structure
Words
Rhythm
Punctuation
Stanzas
Refrain
 Choose the absolute best words for your poem.
 Use a thesaurus to replace dead words.
 Think of your five senses; touch, taste, sight, hearing,
and smell.
 Poems with rhythm usually contain rhyming words at
the ends of lines
 Specific syllables are stressed
 The rhyming follows a pattern
 Rhyming dictionaries are helpful to create rhythm
 Is used to show the reader how to read the poem
 May not have any punctuation
 May have commas, periods, question marks, and
exclamation points
 Needs to be consistent
 A divided section with a group of lines
 A format chosen by the poet
 May include a rhyming pattern
 Repetitive line found throughout the poem
 Is usually found in the same place in each stanza
 Similar to the chorus in a song
The tires on my bike are flat…
Flowers smell like halibut.
The sky is grouchy gray.
Velvet feels like hay.
At least it sure feels like that
Every handsome dog’s a mutt
Since Hanna moved away.
Since Hanna moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes.
Nothing’s fun to laugh about.
December’s come to stay.
Nothing’s fun to play.
They’ve taken back the Mays and Junes
They call me, but I won’t come out
Since Hanna moved away
Since Hanna moved away.
Judith Viorst
 On my way to school today
 I think I’ll stay in bed
 And that was that
 If you ask me
 Why does it have to be me?
 I laughed and giggled all day
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