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POETRY
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT POETRY?
RAISE YOUR HAND TO ANSWER!
what is poetry?
expresses the music of language
teaches the richness of language
defines deep feelings
is personal
gives pleasure to reader/speaks to the reader
intended to be read aloud
explores
age appropriate to be appreciated
poetry word box
Rhyme
Rhythm
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Repetition
what is a rhyme?
words that have the same sound
Example:
The tiny bird in the tree
Was singing songs just for me
what is rhythm?
Rhythm in poetry is a pattern created with long and short,soft and loud, weak and strong sounds
Example:
She drank from a bottle called DRINK MEAnd grew so tall.
She ate from a plate called TASTE MEAnd down she shrank so small
What is a simile?a figure of speech in which things are
comparedusing the words “as” or ‘like”
Example:
The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass.
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is
another
EXAMPLE:
“The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.”
what is alliteration?
the repetition of words with the same beginning sound
EXAMPLE:
“Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies”
what is personification?
a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
EXAMPLE:
“The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds”
what is onomatopoeia?
words that sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
EXAMPLE:
“A pesky mosquito buzzed around my head.”
What is imagery?
pictures that are created with words
EXAMPLE:
“I saw floating feathers on a silent pond.”
What is repetition?
the repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm
EXAMPLE:
“As the moon goes down and the stars disappear, I wait and wait, and wait, and wait.
As the crickets stop chirping, and the birdscome out, I wait, and wait, and wait.”
WHO AM I?
My hair is a ball of tangles yarn
The wind was a funnel in the sky
The sand on the beach was a skillet on my feet
WHO AM I?
The wild and wooly whale waited and wondered when we would walk by
WHO AM I?
The ocean swooshed across the shore
Crunch, crunch went the potato chips in my mouth
Whack! Was the sound the ball made when it came into contact with the
bat.
WHO AM I?
Snake scales slithered against the treeRain sprinkled on frosty grass
The sun drifting behind snow capped mountainsCrickets singing in the night
a cool midnight breezeAnd me
Imagining it all.
-5th grade Pawling Elem.
WHO AM I?
The deck sighed with relief at the removal of the heavy book
The eggs stared back at me, pleading with their eyes to not eat them
WHO AM I?
A centipede won an awardsurrounded by hundreds of fans
Though his speech only lasted a minuteIt took hours to shake all his hands
WHO AM I?
My fingers are like littleWorms coming out of their holes.
My teeth are as white as the winter snow.My heart is as cold as a snake’s blood
I live in a phone and eat electrons
-D.W. 5th grade
WHO AM I?
They said come skating;They said it’s so nice.
They said come skating;I’d done it twice.
They said come skating;It sounded nice...I wore roller-
They meant ice
WHO AM I?
Two boxes met upon a roadSaid one unto the other,“If you’re a box,And I’m a box,Then you must be my brother.Our sides are thin,We’re cavin’ in,And we must get no thinner.”And so two boxes, hand in hand,Went home to have their dinner.
THAT”S ALL FOLKS!
