Poetry

1. Mrs. Sells Poetry

2. Simile- comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ • Metaphor- comparing two things • Personification- giving animals or objects human characteristics • Onomatopoeia- words that sounds suggest their meaning • Idioms- language that is common to a certain area • Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration Figurative Language

3. Can you identify each example of figurative language? She was as busy as a bee. My teddy bear comforted me and caught my tears. He was on fire as he scored point after point. The bee buzzed as it flew by my ear. Her abs are rock hard. Bryan was a wall, hitting every tennis ball right back over the net. Examples of Figurative Language

4. Remember poetic devices when you are writing and reading poetry! Rhyme- Words that have the same ending sound Figurative Language- similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia Poetic Devices:

5. What is a clerihew? • A four-line poem that makes a brief, humorous statement about a person. • Structure: • Line 1- ends with the person’s name • Line 2- rhymes with line 1 • Lines 3 and 4- rhyme with each other • Example: Little Mary Jane Sittin’ in the rain, Lost her red raincoat And soon will be afloat! Clerihew

6. What is a diamonte poem? • A poem that starts on one subject and changes to a totally different subject • Structure: • Line 1- One Noun (Subject #1) • Line 2- Two adjectives (describing subject #1) • Line 3- Three participles (ending in –ing, about subject #1) • Line 4- four nouns (first two related to subject #1, second two related to subject #2) • Line 5- Three participles (ending in –ing, about subject #2) • Line 6- Two adjectives (describing subject #2) • Line 7- One noun (Subject #2) Diamonte

7. Child young, rambunctious, playing, fighting,tumbling, growth, change, development, maturity, achieving, working, striving, older, wiser Adult Diamonte Example

8. Haiku: What is an Haiku? A unrhymed Japanese poem that consist of 17 syllables (3 lines) Most often about nature Interesting Fact: Haiku’s were once part of ancient Japanese courtship (dating). A man would send a haiku to the woman he loved. If she liked the poem, she would write a Tanka response

9. Haiku: Structure: Line 1- five syllables Line 2-seven syllables Line 3-five syllables Example Loud, crashing thunder And then the rain pouring down The rainbow appears Let’s practice counting the syllables

10. Tanka: What is a Tanka? Another oriental verse form much like the haiku except two more lines are added. Each additional line are 7 syllables. Total: 31 syllables Structure: Line 1- 5 syllables Line 2- 7 syllables Line 3- 5 syllables Line 4- 7 syllables Line 5- 7 syllables

11. Tanka: Examples: The gate is unlocked. Boys and girls with shiny shoes And full lunch boxes Gather to talk of summer While they listen for the bell. ~ The great out-of-doors Beckoned to us one and all We sought nature’s joys Along her creeks and rivers And in the cool of glade.

12. Couplets What is a couplet: The simplest rhymed pattern. It consist of two rhyming lines. They usually have a humorous twist. Rhythm and Rhyme should match the mood of the poem. Examples: The teacher called the students in, Then wished she could escape the din. ______________________________________ My son, Jonathan, came running out To see what the noise was all about. _______________________________________ Jack and Jill went up the hill So their bucket they could fill.

13. Limericks What is a limerick: A five lined poem with one couplet and one triplet. The rhyme pattern is AABBA They are meant to be funny They normally use figurative language Interesting Facts: Some people say the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700’s.

14. Limericks: Structure: Line 1 & Line 2 rhyme Line 3 & Line 4 rhyme Line 5 rhymes with lines 1 & 2 Example: There was an Old Man with a beard Who said, “It is just as I feared!— Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren Have all built their nest in my beard.”

15. Marcelo in the Real WorldI am… I am Marcelo. I wonder if I will ever truly understand the real world. I hear music and distracting sounds all the time. I see my life passing before me. I want to be normal’. I am Marcelo. I pretend people cannot see my differences. I feel overwhelmed. I touch my fate. I worry I will fail. I cry when I cannot make sense of my thoughts. I am Marcelo. I understand I am different. I say I am not scared. I dream of my future and what it will hold. I try to go unnoticed. I hope I will touch someone’s life.

16. FIRST STANZA I am (the characters name) I wonder (something of curiosity) I hear (an imaginary sound) I see (an imaginary sight) I want (an actual desire) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) SECOND STANZA I pretend (something you actually pretend to do) I feel (a feeling about something imaginary) I touch (an imaginary touch) I worry (something that bothers you) I cry (something that makes you sad) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) THIRD STANZA I understand (something that is true) I say (something you believe in) I dream (something you dream about) I try (something you really make an effort about) I hope (something you actually hope for) I am (the first line of the poem repeated)