Elements of Poetry
Figurative Language
Types of Poetry
Mood in a Poem
Miscellaneous
100
Poetry is broken up into a group of lines called a....
Stanza
100
The same beginning sound
The brown bear barely bounced below the beam
Alliteration
100
Poetry that tells a story, rhymes, and has characters and setting
Narrative
100
What is mood?
Mood is the feeling a reader gets when reading a poem
100
Where does the poet use repetition and why?
I’m car sick.
Open a window.
I’m car sick.
Take this pill.
I’m car sick.
Rest your eyes.
I’m car sick.
Shh… Be still.
I’m car sick.
Drink some ginger ale.
I’m car sick.
Can you try to wait?
I’m car sick.
Now we’re almost there.
I feel better.
Darn! Too late.
The poet uses repetition by repeating I'm car sick. The poet is using this to emphasize the feeling of being car sick and the importance of it to this poem.
200
Lines or words repeated in a work usually in order to show importance
Repetition
200
Sound words such as
Boom, Kaplow, Snap, Bam
Onomatopoeia
200
Poetry that rhymes and shows strong feelings
Lyrical
200
What is the mood of this poem?
Happy/Joyful
200
What are some examples of rhyme in this poem?
Life gets faster every day.
No time to think, no time to play.
Hurry, chaos,, lots of stress;
Tension leads to sleeplessness.
When will all this madness cease?
Where is free time? Where is peace?
I’m running, doing, till I drop.
Give me buttons: pause, mute, STOP!
day, play
stress, sleeplessness
cease, peace
drop, stop
300
Words with the same ending sound
Owl, towel
book, look, took
Rhyme
300
Comparing two things by using like or as
She is as fast as a cheetah
He runs quickly like lightning
Simile
300
Poetry that rhymes and is written to make the reader laugh
Humorous
300
What is the mood of this poem
funny/silly
300
Example:
Water plops into pond
Splish-splash downhill
Warbling magpies in tree
Trilling. Melodic thrill
Whoosh, passing breeze
Flags flutter and flap
Frog croaks, bird whistles
Babbling bubbles from tap
Why does the author use onomatopoeia in this poem?
to show the sounds of the pond
400
The beat of the poem
Rhythm
400
Comparing two things by saying that something is something else.
Her hair is a messy bird's nest.
She is a beautiful flower.
Metaphor
400
Poetry that does not rhyme or follow a pattern
Free Verse Poem
400
What is the mood of this poem
sad
depressed
400
How many stanzas are in this poem?
4
500
True or False.....
All poems rhyme
False
Free verse poems do not rhyme
500
Using words to paint a picture in the readers mind with the five senses.
Example
Hearing==> The trees rustled as the wind whistled through the leaves
Touch==> My toes went numb and a shiver ran through my body when I stepped into the cold pool
Imagery
500
The following is an example of what type of poetry
This is an example of a Narrative poem because it tells a story and it rhymes
500
What is the mood of this poem?
Scary
Frightening
Fearful
500
What figurative language is used in this poem?
I am as quick as a cheetah.
My eyes are as blue as the ocean.
My ears can hear like a rabbit.
My brain is as smart as a scientist.
My nose can smell like a bear.
My heart is as big as an elephant.
Simile