Types of Poetry
This type of poetry has 5 syllables on the first line, then 7 syllables on the second, then 5 syllables on the final line.
Haiku
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Dreams help to give our lives purpose and meaning, and without them, life is harsh and difficult. (Does Not need to be Word for Word)
Whos uncle in this group was a poet
Easton
This poet wrote the play, Romeo and Juliet
Shakespear.
What is a Onomatopoeia
The word is also the sound. For example BAM
This type of poem rhymes and has a specific beat to the poem
Rhyme meter poem
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
Nothing good can last forever.
Was poetry made to be read or spoken
Spoken
Who wrote "The Road Not Taken"
Robert Frost
What is Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
In this type of poetry you pick a subject and then write about it in a pretty short form.
Free Verse Poem
"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.
Make spirituality seem like a technological product.
What kind of music is considered moder-day poetry
Rap
Who wrote "The Raven"
Edgar Allen Poe.
What does consonance mean
Repatition of the same consonant sound close together in a poem
A type of poetry that has two lines to form one thought or idea.
A Couplet Poem
A woman who my mother knows
Came in and took off all her clothes.
Said I, not being very old,
'By golly gosh, you must be cold! '
'No, no! ' she cried. 'Indeed I'm not!
I'm feeling devilishly hot! '
describes how animals and humans cope with extreme cold weather
How many words did the shortest poem have
2 A Muhammad Ali poem "Me We"
Who wrote the popular poem "The Odyssey"
Homer
What is Euphony
A combination of words taht is pleasing to the ear
This type of poetry have 14 lines in iambic pentameter
A Sonnet
To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
Whenever you’re right, shut up.
advises husbands to admit their mistakes quickly and to keep quiet when they are right to avoid arguments with wives and enjoy a peaceful life.
This childhood movie about a make belive animal saving trees is also a poem.
The Lorax
Who wrote the poem "Sister for Sale"
Shel Silverstine.
What is a cacophony
A sound device that uses harsh sounds that evoke unpleasant feelings.