PoetryUnit

Tone• Writer’s ________ toward his or her ________

and subject • Often be described by an ________ such as

formal or informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic

• Factors that contribute to the tone are word ________, sentence ________, line length, rhyme, rhythm, and ________

Mood • ________ created in the reader by a literary

work or passage• Similar to tone

RecapOn

Figurative Language

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Alliteration

Figurative Language

Imagery

Personification

Idiom

It must have rained for 40 days and 40 nights!

Allusion

Puns

Math teachers have lots of problems.

Acrostic Example

SCHOOL

tudy

hallenging

omework

bservations

bey the teacher

earning

Acrostic Poems

Poems in which the ________ ________ of each line is

spelled vertically and the vertical word is the subject

of the poem. Each line describes the

________ word.

• ________ of sounds at the ends of words.

• Poets use ________ to lend a song-like quality to their verses and to ________ certain words or ideas

• Many poems contain end-rhymes or rhyming words at the ends of lines

Rhyming

Rhyming Poems

Poems in which the ________ word of ________ line, or

every other line, rhyme.

Spring is in the airI’m glad to play outside

I run and jump without a careAnd love to go and hide.

Rhyming Example!

• Rhyme schemes:• ________• ________• ________• ________(this rhyme scheme is simply

writing two rhyming couplets)

Rhyming Scheme

There once was boy named BlairWho was told to dye his hairSo he dyed it greenThe kids were so meanThey say he looked like a pear.

Limerick Example

Limerick Poems! • Limerick poems originated in Ireland.

They are ________, often humorous poems of ________ lines.

• Lines ________, ________, and ________ have 7-10 syllables and rhyme with one another

• Lines ________ and ________ have 5-7 syllables and also rhyme with one another

• Rhyme Scheme of AABBA

The sun is shining oh so brightIt is making a beautiful light.

Couplet Example!

Couplet Poems

Poems with a ________ of lines that ________. A couplet may be a

poem in itself or part of a larger

poem.

• Couplets are composed of ________ lines

• The lines should go ________ to tell a complete thought (or mini-story)

• Each line should be between 8-12 syllables long. Make each line equal or within one syllable of the other.

• The last ________ of each line must ________

Couplet Criteria

There is nothing quite so peaceful,As the sound of gentle rain,Pitter-pitter-pattingAgainst my window pane.

Quatrain Example

Which scheme does this poem have? abca

Quatrain PoemsA ________ poem.

Its rhyme scheme may be aabb, abab, abca, or

abba.

• Quatrains are composed of ________ lines

• The lines should go ________ to tell a complete thought (or mini-story)

• The lines must be between 8-10 syllables long. Make each line within one syllable of one another.

• There are four different rhyming patterns available.

Quatrain Criteria

StanzaA group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

I love to writeDay and nightWhat would my heart doBut cry, sigh and be blueIf I could not write

Writing is goodAnd I know it shouldWho could have knewThat what I doIs write, write, write

~Unknown Author

Stanza 1

Stanza 2

NOT ALL POEMS HAVE

TO RHYME

Feel the wind blowingDoesn’t it feel very goodBlowing through my hair.

Haiku Example

Haiku Poems Type of ________ Poetry.

Unrhymed ________ poems.Haiku poems are usually about

________ and create an image for the reader

Haiku Poems! The pattern of syllables looks

like this: Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables

ButterfliesBeautiful creatures

Flying, landing, flutteringPeaceful array of colors

Insect

Cinquain Example

La-Nette Mark 2014

Cinquain Poems

An ________ poem made up of ________ lines. Each line of the poem has

specific rules.

Cinquain Poems! Rules for each lineLine 1 – Title (1 word)

Line 2 – Description (2 words)Line 3 – Action (3 words)Line 4 – Feeling (4 words)

Line 5 – Synonym for title (1 word)La-Nette Mark 2014

AVERY

TALL TREESTANDING ALONE

IN A FIELD. AUTUMN COMES CAUSING LEAVES TO FALL DOWN

TO THE HARD GROUNDONE

AT A TIME UNTIL THE TREE IS BARE.

Concrete Example

La-Nette Mark 2014

Concrete Poems!

A poem that takes the ________

of the topic or subject. For example, a poem about a snowman would be in the

shape of a snowman.

Concrete Poem• These poems can be ________ to read if the

image is ________• There is no ________ necessary• The shape of the poem must ________ what

the words of the poem are about

Diamante Poems! A poem that is made

up of ________ lines. The text forms the

shape of a ________(◊).

Diamante Poems! The poem can be used

in two ways, either comparing and

contrasting two different subjects, or naming synonyms

and antonyms for another subject.

Diamante Poems! Line 1 – Subject (1 word)

Line 2 – Adjectives describing the subject (2 words)

Line 3 – Action verbs ending in “ing” (3 words)

Line 4 – Nouns (2 words subject) 2 words other subject

The lines then are put in reverse, leading to and relating to either a

second subject or a synonym for the first.

Kittencute, cuddly

hissing, licking, pawingpurr, meow, bark, growlrunning, chasing, biting

fluffy, furrypuppies

Diamante Example!

Free Verse• Free Verse poetry includes either ________ or

________ lines that have ________ fixed pattern or style

• It allows the writer to ________ out of the ________ forms of other types of poetry

Free Verse ExampleMirror, Mirror

My game face is blue. I must put it back on, seeHow much of my glory was real And how much fever.I see drawn eyes, too much marring,A suit of swan feathersWithout the matching shape.And however I imagine lights,No straw spins to gold.I see as I have been seen,Not radiant, but ashine in hopeYet to see a finish.

Katherine Foreman.

Formal Verse• Poetry that ________ uses the effects of

meter, rhyme and form, especially the fixed forms (sonnets, villanelles etc.)

Ballad• Ballad poems tell a ________ similar to a

folktale or legend; it is a story in ________ form

• Ballads often have a ________ refrain

• They are often about love and often sung

Ballad• A poem or song ________ a story in short

________.

• Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

Lyrical Poetry• Highly ________ verse that expresses the

observations and feelings of a single speaker

• Creates single ________ impression

Narrative Poetry

• ________ told in verse

• Narrative poems often have all the elements of short stories including ________, ________, and ________

Epic Poetry• ________ poetry

• Poetry celebrating the deeds of a ________

• Acrostic• Formal Verse• Free Verse• Lyric Poetry• Narrative Poetry

• Ballads• Epic Poetry• Haiku• Diamante• Concrete

Can You Identify Different

Organizational Tools in Poetry?

• Structure• Lines• Stanza

• Couplet• Tercet• Quatrain

Can You Identify Different Type of

Poetry?

• Metaphor• Simile• Alliteration• Personification• Imagery• Puns

• Allusions• Onomatopoeia• Hyperbole• Personification• Oxymoron

Can You Recognize Literary Devices

• Rhyme• Imagery• Alliteration

• Repetition• Tone• Mood

Can You Identify Elements Dealing

With Word Choice?