Poetic Terminology

Poetic TerminologyWords commonly used in poetry

A Poem isa group of words grouped together to express a mood or message

Types of poetry include

Narrative poems tell a storyOut of the DustLove That Dog

Lyric poems express a feelingRoses are redViolets are blueSugar is sweetAnd so are you.

Each poem has a moodMood =tone = feelings.

Poems are arrangedA row of words is one line.

A group of related lines is a stanza.Think: Paragraph in poetry

Please feed mebegged the bee.

Not on your life!Replied his wife.

Mr. Bee buzzed awayWith an annoyed display.

Writers want their readers to have a multi-sensory experience.

Figurative language appeals to our senses and adds interest.

Similes and metaphorsSimiles use the words like or as to compare two thingsYour hair looks like a birds nest.

Metaphors directly compare two things. Words often includedare: is, was, were, and are.

Your hair is a birds nest.

PersonificationGives non-human objects abilities/qualities that only humans can feel or do.

The wind whispered my name.

HyperbolesAre extreme exaggerationsExample, After skipping breakfast, Meghan groaned, Im starving to death!.

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

The wind pushed me down the street and slammed me up against the wall!

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

Im bringing my guns!

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

The window crackled and cracked after it was hit by Tommys hard drive.

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia?

The snow looks like a blanket laying across the yard.