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a regular pattern of rhyming words that appear at the ends of lines in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Identify the figurative language:
“Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floors
Bare.”
Metaphor
Identify which sense this imagery appeals to:
“The sky was brilliant blue and the clouds were fluffy and white and high in the sky. Everything was bright and beautiful.”
Sight
the pattern of beats or stresses in language
Rhythm
When you make educated guesses about the author or what is happening in the poem even though it does not explicitly tell you what is happening
Inferences
Identify the rhyme scheme?
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
ABAB
Identify the figurative language:
“Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,”
said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
“Our traveling habits have tired us.
Can you give us a room with a view?”
Personification
Identify which sense this imagery appeals to:
“I stuck the candy in my mouth and immediately pushed my tongue to the roof of my mouth. Underneath the pain of the intensity of the sourness I felt the slow release of sweet watermelon.”
Taste
Identify the figurative language:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
The author of “This is Just to Say” and “The Red Wheelbarrow” who writes very short poems that create a snapshot of a moment
William Carlos Williams
Identify the rhyme scheme:
Cookies are my favorite snack.
While I eat I smack, smack, smack.
Each flavor is so very sweet,
But chocolate chip cannot be beat.
AABB
the idea, subtle meaning, or feeling associated with a word.
Connotation
Identify which sense this imagery appeals to:
“I ran my hands over the silky sheets. They were soft and downy. I was sure I had never felt anything like that in my life.”
Touch
Identify the figurative language:
The snake slithered by and let a hiss.
Onomatopoeia
The author of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” who uses rhyme and lots of imagery to paint pictures with his poems
Robert Frost
a poem does not have a rhyme scheme and usually does not have a regular rhythm or meter
Free verse
the dictionary definition, or literal meaning, of a word.
Denotation
Identify which sense this imagery appeals to:
“The fatty, smoky scent of hot dogs and salty popcorn wafted through the air.”
Smell
We should read poems out loud because they are meant to be ___________
Heard
This signals where you should pause when reading a poem
Punctuation
Identify the figurative language:
“Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.”
Simile
the descriptive language that paints pictures in the readers’ minds. This may appeal to any of the five senses.
Imagery
Identify which sense this imagery appeals to:
“The stadium roared and stomped their feet. The crowd hooted, hollered, and even let out a few boos. The roar was absolutely deafening.”
Hearing
Since the language of a poem can be abstract, it is helpful to ___________ to make sure that you understand their meaning.
Paraphrase
This is the term for someone who writes poetry
Poet