Poetry Elements
The purpose of writing poetry.
What is to entertain?
An author writes books, articles, or other text for different groups of people.
Who is the audience?
Stories that are usually passed from one generation to the next.
What are traditional tales?
Your main argument
What is a claim?
Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas.
What are rhyming words?
An author writes about a topic or subject that the text is mostly about.
What is the central idea?
May be animals or people with super-human or magical abilities.
Who are the characters?
Examples and ideas supporting the claim.
What is the evidence?
What is alliteration?
An author may answer a question, describes a subject or event, explain steps or how something words, or give a perspective or opinion.
What is the author's message?
Has a conflict and resolution, but the events may not happen in real life.
What is the plot?
The argument against the claim.
What is the counterclaim?
A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat.
What is rhythm?
An author may build a purpose with text or graphic features. Headings, captions, sidebars, and special type can emphasize or add information.
What are text features?
Be kind to others, beware of flatterers, don't give up.
What is the moral or lesson learned?
Reasons why the counterclaim is wrong.
What is the rebuttal?
What is onomatopoeia?
Graphs, charts, diagrams, illustrations, or photo show information in different ways.
What are visuals?
Where the story happens is not a real place.
Restates the claim and makes a call to action.
What is the conclusion?