POETRYPOETRY

It’s rhyme time!Mrs. Doron

POETRY VOCABULARYPOETRY VOCABULARY

• End rhyme

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Free Verse

RHYMERHYME

• Rhyme is used in many poems. Using words that sound alike makes poetry fun to read and write.

• Examples:– drink & stink

– world & hurled

RepetitionRepetition

• Repetition is used to make an impact on the poem’s tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the poem.

• Here comes summer,

• Here comes summer,

• Chirping robin, budding rose.

• Here comes summer,

• Here comes summer,

• Gentle showers, summer clothes.

• By Shel Silverstein

Alliteration

• Alliteration uses the same beginning word sounds over and over, like a tongue twister.

• My beautiful bubbles burst and then,• I simply blow some more again.

• The setting sun slipped slowly down,• Making room for the milky moon.

Simile and Metaphor

• Similes are comparisons that use “like” or “as.” Her eyes are as green as emeralds. Clouds soft and fluffy like marshmallows.

• Metaphors are comparisons that say one thing is another. My father’s anger is a volcano about to blow.

Free VerseFree Verse

• Free verse is poetry that has neither a particular beat or rhyme pattern. It usually does have rhythm, however.

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.

• Wham! Splat! Pow! I am in trouble now!

Patterned PoetryPatterned Poetry

• Patterned poems usually do not rhyme!

• They follow a specific pattern.

• Examples include haiku, cinquain, acrostic, initial, and concrete poetry.

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