Identify the Poem
I saw two seagulls
And a red bird in a tree
Waiting there for spring
Haiku
poem that is three lines in Japanese form that describes something in nature
The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven .
haiku
A reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work without telling the reader what the reference is talking about
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration
Comparison using like or as
Simile
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
Limerick
are humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.
Limerick
A comparison NOT using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
He is as tall as as giraffe
Simile
Exaggeration to make a point
Hyperbole
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd
His skin was pale and his eye was odd
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
Who never thereafter were heard of again
He trod a path that few have trod
Ballad
are song-like poems that tell stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.
Ballad
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
Connotation
Spill the tea
Idiom
Don't be a Scrooge
Allusion
Homework! Oh, Homework!
I hate you! You stink!
I wish I could wash you away in the sink,
Lyric
poems are shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.
Concrete
Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
Consonance
The wind was howling
Personification
Repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
There is an old fella out at Buck Creek
He's a little hard of hearing, so be loud when you speak
He's lived many years and has seen many things
He's as good as an angel but without the wings
Narrative
poetry is defined by its lack of structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern.
No set rhyme scheme
No rhythm
No set stanza length
Free Verse
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhyme
Cheap: low in price/worth more than its cost
Denotation
Attitude the writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Tone