Poetry Basics
A type of writing that can rhyme and has short lines.
Poetry
Which words rhyme? cat, hat, dog
cat and hat
What is a title?
The name of a poem.
"The wind whispered" is an example of.....
Personification
The sun is bright
It warms the day
I like to play
Outside and stay
What is the tone of this poem?
Happy
What do we call a group of lines in a poem (the paragraph of poetry)?
A stanza
What rhymes with sun?
anything that ends with -un
What do we call the person who writes the poem?
Poet
"As fast as a cheetah" is a ...
Simile
The sun is bright
It warms the day
I like to play
Outside and stay
What is the theme of this poem?
Enjoying time outside/ playing makes people happy
What is a line in a poem?
a row of words in a poem
Do tree and bee rhyme?
Yes
What is a stanza made of?
Lines
What does onomatopoeia mean?
Words that sound like their sound (buzz, bang)
What lines help you imagine being outside? (Imagery)
I like to play outside and stay.
False
Find the rhyming words.
The frog jumped on a log.
frog/log
How many stanzas can a poem have?
Many
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of...
hyperbole
The sun is bright
It warms the day
I like to play
Outside and stay
How many stanzas are in this poem?
one
What is the purpose of poetry?
Where do you typically find the rhyming words in a poem?
at the end of the line
T/F Poems are allowed to only have 5 stanzas per poem.
False
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing is another thing (no "like" or "as")
The sun is bright
It warms the day
I like to play
Outside and stay
How many lines are in this poem?
4 lines