Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14 Understanding Poetry Student Name: Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins English Teacher DRSC 1 Click to add text In poetry the _________ and __________of words are combined to express __________, , and ideas. The poet chooses words carefully. Poetry is written in ___________ Click to add text 2 2 1 Poetry ____________ Writers use many elements to create their poems. These elements include: ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ 3 3 Rhythm Rhythm is the ______ of the ___________ in a poem. Gives poetry a ___________ feel. Can be _______or ______, depending on ________and subject of poem. You can ________ rhythm in meter, by _________the _________ in each ________ 4 4 2 ________ Example The Pickety Fence by David McCord The pickety ______ The pickety ______ Give it a lick it's The pickety _____ Give it a lick it's A clickety _____ Give it a lick it's a lickety _____ Give it a lick Give it a _____ Give it a lick With a rickety ______ pickety pickety pickety pick. The rhythm in this poem is fast – to match the speed of the stick striking the fence. 5 5 Rhythm Example Where Are You Now? When the night begins to ____ And the sky begins to You look up and see the ____ City of lights begin to grow – In rows and little golden The lights come out. First here, then ____ Behind the windowpanes as though A million billion bees had built Their golden hives and honey______ Above you in the ______. By Mary Britton Miller The rhythm in this poem is slow – to match the night gently falling and the lights slowly coming on. 6 6 3 Sound Writers love to use interesting sounds in their poems. After all, poems are meant to be heard. These ______ devices include: R_____ R_______ A______ O_________ 7 7 Rhyme Rhymes are words that ___ with the _____ sound. (Hat, cat and bat rhyme.) Rhyming sounds _____ have to be spelled the same way. (_______and _________ rhyme.) Rhyme is the most ________ sound device in poetry. 8 8 4 Rhyming Patterns Poets can choose from a variety of different rhyming patterns. (See next four slides for examples.) _______ – lines 1 & 2 rhyme and lines 3 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2 & 4 rhyme ______ – lines 1 & 4 rhyme and lines 2 & 3 rhyme _______ – lines 2 & 4 rhyme and lines 1 & 3 do not rhyme 9 9 AABB Rhyming Pattern First Snow Snow makes whiteness where it ____. The bushes look like popcorn _____. And places where I always _____, Look like somewhere else ______ By Marie Louise Allen 10 10 5 _______ Rhyming Pattern Oodles of Noodles I love noodles. Give me _____. Make a mound up to the sun. Noodles are my favorite ______. I eat noodles by the ton. By Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr. 11 11 ______ Rhyming Pattern From “Bliss” Let me fetch ______, Let me fetch stones, Throw me your ______, Teach me your tricks. By Eleanor Farjeon 12 12 6 _______ Rhyming Pattern The Alligator The alligator chased his tail Which hit him in the ______; He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed __, And turned right _________ by Mary Macdonald 13 13 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat ______, _____, or ______ in a poem. _______ a pattern. Increases _________. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.) 14 14 7 Repetition Example The Sun Some one tossed a ________, A buttery, buttery, _______. Someone tossed a _________ And flipped it up so high, That now I see the ________, The buttery, buttery _______, Now I see that _________ Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos 15 15 Alliteration ____________ is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “_eter _iper __icked a _eck of _ickled _eppers.” (See next slide for example.) The _nake _lithered _ilently along the _unny _idewalk. 16 16 8 __________ Example This Tooth I _iggled it _aggled it _erked it. I _ushed and _ulled and _oked it. But – As _oon as I _topped, And left it alone This tooth came out On its very own! by Lee Bennett Hopkins 17 17 O________________ Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. Dogs “_____” cats “____” thunder “_____,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.” Appeals to the sense of ________. (See next slide for example.) 18 18 9 ________________ Example Listen Scrunch, _________, scrunch. Crunch, __________, crunch. Frozen snow and brittle ice Make a winter sound that’s nice Underneath my _______ feet And the cars along the street. Scrunch, scrunch, ________ Crunch, crunch, ___________ by Margaret Hillert 19 19 _________ Imagery is the use of ______ to create pictures, or ______, in your ______. ________ to the _______ senses: smell, sight, hearing, taste and ______. Details about ______, sounds, colors, and ______ create strong images. To create vivid images ______ use figures of speech. Five Senses 20 20 10 ______ of Speech Figures of speech are _______ that writers use to create images, or “paint ______,” in your _______. ________, ________, and ___________ are three figures of speech that create _________. 21 21 _______ A simile compares two things using the words “______” or “____.” Comparing one _____ to _______ creates a _______ image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah. 22 22 11 Simile Example Flint An emerald is ___ green as ______, A ruby ____ as ______; A ________ shines as ______ as __________; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. 23 By Christina Rosetti 23 Metaphor A metaphor compares two things _______ using the words “______” or “____.” Gives the qualities of one thing to ________ that is quite _________. (See next slide for example.) The winter wind ___ a wolf howling at the door. 24 24 12 Metaphor Example The Night is a Big Black Cat The Night __ a big _______________ The moon is her ___________, The _______ _____ the mice she hunts at night, In the ______ of the sultry ________ . By G. Orr Clark 25 25 P__________________ Personification gives ________ traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or _______. (See next slide for example.) The moon smiled down at me. 26 26 13 Personification Example From “Mister Sun” Mister Sun ______ up at dawn, Puts ____ golden Slippers on, Climbs the summer Sky at noon, Trading places With the _______. by J. Patrick Lewis 27 27 Forms of Poetry There are many forms of poetry including the: Couplet Tercet Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Senryu Concrete Poem Free Verse Limerick 28 28 14