Lines Stanza Figurative Language Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Alliteration Consonance Assonance Onomatopoeia 2 Lines Most poems are written in lines How many lines does this poem h ave ID: 643908
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Introduction to Poetry
Components of a poem
Lines
Stanza
Figurative Language
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Onomatopoeia Slide2
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Lines
Most poems are written in lines
.
How many lines does this poem have?
1
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Stanza
A group of lines
in a
poem is called a stanza. Stanzas separate
ideas in a poem. They act like paragraphs.How many stanzas does this poem have?
1
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Figurative Language Review
Simile - a comparison using
like or
asMetaphor – comparing two things using exaggerationPersonification – giving objects or animals qualities or characteristics of a personIdioms – a special phrase with a special meaning Hyperbole – is an exaggeration to emphasize your point
SimileA comparison using like or asExample: She is as gentle as a lamb.
Metaphor
A comparison of two things using exaggeration without using like or asExample: This computer is an old dinosaur.
Personification
- giving objects or animals qualities or characteristics of a person
Example:
The flower begged for water.
Idioms
- a special phrase with a special meaning
Example:
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Hyperbole
- an exaggeration to emphasize your point
Example:
I have played this game a thousand times.
Imagery
- helps readers form pictures in their mind
Examples:
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RHYME
Two or more words which match in the same last sound.
Example: hat, cat
,
mat, satFind the rhyming words in this poem.softSlide6
Internal
Ryme
.
Rhyme
within a line of poetry.For example, the poem My Pet Germs by Kenn Nesbitt contains an internal rhyme on the third line of each stanza
My Pet GermsI have a half a billion germsI keep as tiny pets.
They're cute and clean and never meanand give me no regrets.They spend all day engaged in playupon my skin and hair.They're on my clothes, between my toesand in my underwear.They dance and shout and bounce about.They run and jump and slide.My epidermis teems with germswho party on my hide.I never fret about the petsinside my shirt and socks.I love them there but wonder wherethey keep their litter box?--Kenn NesbittSlide7
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of the last words in the lines rhyme.
My Cat Goes Flying
My cat goes flying through the air
from over here to over there.He lands and runs back, and thengoes flying through the air again.
aa
bbVideo example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ1NbMTir-c Slide8
ALLITERATION
The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line.
Example
: How much dew would a
dewdrop drop if a dewdrop did drop dew?
softFind the alliteration in this poem.
Video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhrY5ZCYtlU Slide9
The repetition of consonant sounds.
Consonance
Examples:
I dropped the lo
cket in thick mud.The dove moved above the waves. Slide10
The repetition of vowel sounds.
Assonance
Examples:
I m
ade my way to the lake.Hear the mellow wedding bells. Slide11
Onomatopoeia
Words
that
imitate the sounds of what they represent.
Examples: growl, hiss, pop, boom, crack,Slide12
Let’s see what this looks like in a
poem.
Noise Day
by Shel SilversteinLet’s have one day for girls and boysesWhen you can make the grandest noises.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell – Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,Sneeze – hiccup – whistle – shout,Laugh until your lungs wear out,Toot a whistle, kick a can,Bang a spoon against a pan,Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,Blow a horn, beat a drum,Rattle a window, slam a door,Scrape a rake across the floor . . ..
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Interactive Poetry Game
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/poem.html