POETRY Study Guide for Quiz 2 and Reference for “Write a Poem” Project

POETRYStudy Guide for Quiz 2 and Reference for “Write a Poem” Project

Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds. (A word always rhymes with itself.) LAMP STAMP Share the short “a” vowel sound Share the combined “mp” consonant sound What is rhyme?

What is a Rhyming Poem? • *A line is a single row of words in a poem. • A rhyming poem is a verse poem that contains rhyming words at the end of certain lines. • Example: Night time by Lee Bennet Hopkins How do dreams know when to creep into my head when I fall off to Sleep?

RHYME SCHEME • A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always). • Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. (See next slide for an example.)

SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME • The Monster Chef • The monster chef cooked up a meal, • Of spotted toad and speckled eel. • He threw some socks into a pot • And boiled buttons piping hot. a a b b

SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME • The Germ by Ogden Nash • A mighty creature is the germ, • Though smaller than the pachyderm. • His customary dwelling place • Is deep within the human race. • His childish pride he often pleases • By giving people strange diseases. • Do you, my poppet, feel infirm? • You probably contain a germ. a a b b c c a a

A Rhyming Poem Marty Smarty went to a party In her jumbo jet. After tea she jumped in the sea And got her pants all wet. John Foster Can you identify the rhyme scheme of this poem?

A Rhyming Poem Rhyming words Marty Smarty went to a party In her jumbo jet. After tea she jumped in the sea And got her pants all wet. John Foster Can you identify the rhyme scheme of this poem?

A Rhyming Poem pattern A Marty Smarty went to a party In her jumbo jet. After tea she jumped in the sea And got her pants all wet. John Foster B A B Can you identify the rhyme scheme of this poem?

Does NOT have rhyme. Very conversational - sounds like someone talking with you. (no specific rhythm) A more modern type of poetry. FREE VERSE POETRY cont.

Winter Poem Nikki Giovanni once a snowflake fell on my brow and i loved it and it was happy and called its cousins and brothers and a web of snow engulfed me then i reached to love them all and i squeezed them and they became a spring rain and i stood perfectly still and was a flower FREE VERSE

Vital Question Gordon & Bernice Korman If a poem doesn’t rhyme – How do you know It’s a poem? If it’s about sunsets and flowers, well okay. But some of them might be about termites, and rats, Cockroaches, earwigs, bedbugs and silverfish, Battalions of cooties, And are more like the exterminator’s report Than a poem. So, how do you know it’s a poem If it doesn’t rhyme? FREE VERSE

LYRIC POETRY • A short poem • Usually written in first person point of view • Expresses an emotion or an idea or describes a scene • Do not tell a story and are often musical

A poem that tells a story. Generally longer than the lyric styles of poetry b/c the poet needs to establish characters and a plot. Examples of Narrative Poems “The Raven” “The Highwayman” “Casey at the Bat” “The Walrus and the Carpenter” NARRATIVE POEMS

In concrete poems, the words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem. Poetry Is like Flames, Which are Swift and elusive Dodging realization Sparks, like words on the Paper, leap and dance in the Flickering firelight. The fiery Tongues, formless and shifting Shapes, tease the imiagination. Yet for those who see, Through their mind’s Eye, they burn Up the page. CONCRETE POEMS

What is alliteration? • When two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound • If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

What is repetition? • Repeated words or phrases • Repetition of sounds, words, and ideas adds to the power and precision of poetry. • Sometimes the first line of the poem is repeated at the end. • Sometimes a word or phrases is repeated within the poem to enhance the rhythm.

What is onomatopoeia? • Words that imitate the sound they are naming • BUZZ ZIP

What is a simile? • A comparison using “like” or “as” • It usually compares two dissimilar objects. Example: My pillow is like a cloud. Example: My pillow is as puffy as a cloud.

What is a metaphor? • States that one thing is something else. • It is a comparison, but it does NOT use “like” or “as” to make the comparison. Example: My pillow is a cloud.

Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to an inanimate (non-living) object (thing, idea, or animal). What is personification? Example: The leaf danced in the wind. The verb, danced, is a human action. A leaf is an inanimate object.

What is imagery? • The use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures or images in the reader’s mind • Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell. • Involves one or more of your five senses Example: A mouse found a beautiful piece of plum cake, The richest and sweetest that mortal could make; ‘Twas heavy with citron and fragrant with spice, and covered with sugar all sparkling as ice.

POETRY Study Guide for Quiz 2 and Reference for “Write a Poem” Project