Poet: The term used for an author of
poetry.
Stanza: Poem paragraph
Line of Poetry: Single line of words
in a poem. DOES NOT need to be a
complete sentence!
Refrain: Phrase, line or stanza that
is repeated after each stanza
I am outgoing and trustworthy.
I wonder if ghosts are fiction.
I hear the clock ticking as life goes on.
I see my life flickering before my eyes.
I want to play soccer all my life.
I am outgoing and trustworthy.
I pretend I am good at singing.
I feel my heart hammering.
I touch my future.
I worry about the world coming to an end.
I cry about being alone.
I am outgoing and trustworthy.
I understand I am getting older.
I say never give up.
I dream about having an extreme future.
I try to inspire others.
I hope to live forever.
I am outgoing and trustworthy.
Rhyme Scheme: A pattern of
rhyme at the ends of lines.
We represent it using letters: ABAB,
AABA, ABBA, ABCB
Once I made a snowman
Handsome as can be
In the snow he melted
A sad sight to see.
Basketball is not boring
Dribbling, shooting, scoring
The only way to play
Is winning all the way.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there's some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
- not to be taken literally, or word
for word
- stirs up your imagination
- adds depth and color to writing
I am hungry as a horse.
You run like a rabbit.
She is happy as a clam.
He is sneaky as a snake.
The girl was a
fish in the water.
The clown was a
feather floating away.
The flowers danced in
the wind.
The friendly gates
welcomed us.
The Earth coughed and
choked in all of the
pollution.
She soared
through the sky
a million miles.
It rained cats
and dogs!
Imagery: Descriptive language
that creates vivid impressions
Sensory language: Language
meant to appeal to the senses
(sight, sound, taste, touch, smell,
and movement).
Can be literal or figurative!
Devices used in poems to create effect
The hippo slips
flippantly into the
sloppy soup.
Tiny Ted talks too
timidly.
Yeeeee Ahhhhhh
Swish swish swish
Chug chug chug!!
Gluppp Gluppp Gluppp
i shall imagine life
by e.e. cummings
i shall imagine life
is not worth dying, if
(and when) roses complain
their beauties are in vain
but though mankind
persuades
itself that every weed's
a rose, roses (you feel
certain) will only smile
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
1) The wind whistled through the leaves.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
2) I love eating chocolate chip cookies.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
3) Her eyes were burning coals
glistening in the dark night.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
4) The precocious girl popped her gum
loudly.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
5) The smell of the pasta called my name.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
6) I called you a million times last night!
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
7) Her hair was as soft as silk.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
8) My head hurts so bad that it might
explode!
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
9) After the boy threw it, the rock tap
danced its way across the lake.
Practice
Identify the figurative language in each
sentence:
10) The children were angels when they
were singing.