Understanding Poetry
Student Name:
Thanks to Ms Sharon Collins
English Teacher DRSC
1
Click to add text
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

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.
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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.)
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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
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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.
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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:
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







Couplet
Tercet
Acrostic
Cinquain
Haiku
Senryu
Concrete Poem
Free Verse
Limerick
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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
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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.)
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________________ 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
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_________




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
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______ 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.
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22
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Forms of Poetry
There are many forms of poetry including the:
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
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Couplet
Tercet
Acrostic
Cinquain
Haiku
Senryu
Concrete Poem
Free Verse
Limerick
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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