Poetry Lesson

1. Poetry Lesson Monica Oluwek, Stephanie Barker, Annie Clinch, Phillip Kromke

2. Objectives • Limerick Poetry • Haiku Poetry • Diamante Poetry • Poetry Vocabulary

3. Limerick Poetry What is a limerick poem? • A limerick is a 5 line poem in which the first and second lines rhyme, the third and fourth lines rhyme, and the fifth line rhymes with the first and second. • The rhyme scheme is : AABBA

4. Limerick Poetry History • Limerick poetry can be traced back to the fourteenth century of English history. They were used in Nursery rhymes for children and relatively easy to compose. • The term “Limerick” comes from the Irish town of Limerick. • Limerick poetry is know for being FUNNY!

5. EDWARD LEAR • The author of The Book of Nonsense, which was extremely popular in the nineteenth century. • Edward and his book made Limerick poetry famous. • The poetry was very humorous and children loved it!

6. Example of a Limerick Poem A A B B A There was an Old Man on a hill,Who seldom, if ever, stood still;He ran up and down,In his Grandmother's gown,Which adorned that Old Man on a hill. Written by: Edward Lear

7. Haiku Poertry

12. Diamante Poetry

17. Poetry Vocabulary • Alliteration: Repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of a word. • Assonance: Repetition or pattern of similar vowel sounds. • Consonance: Repetition of similar consonant sounds.

18. Poetry vocabulary continued.. • Enjambment: A continuation of an idea from one line to the next, without a pause. • Haiku: A Japanese poem, usually about nature. • Iambic Pentameter: A type of meter, where 5 iambs are used per line. Most commonly found in Shakespeare’s work.

19. Poetry vocabulary continued.. • Metaphor: A figure of speech; comparing two things without the use of “like” or “as.” • Meter: The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and rhythm of stressed syllables. • Onomatopoeia: A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds.

20. Poetry vocabulary continued.. • Simile: A figure of speech; comparing two things using “like” or “as.” • Sonnet: A lyrical poem, 14 lines long. • Stanza: Two or more lines of poetry that form a poem. • Verse: A single, metrical line of poetry.