Poetry Basics

Poetry Basics

Learning The Terms you need to Know to Write Awesome poetry!

Poll

What word or phrases come to mind when I say poetry?

• OH NO! I Hate poetry!

• Poetry is all the same- mushy flower and love stuff

• I am not sure- I have an open mind

• I love love love Poetry- so excited!

How is Poetry different than other types of Writing?

• Arranged in Stanzas

• Lots of Figurative Language

Multiple Select

Which of these terms have you heard of before?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Fill in the Blank

Poetry is different from other writing because it is written in ______________

Myths about Poems

• They have to rhyme

• They are hard to understand

• They are all about love or other girly things

Multiple Choice

What term means the repeating of vowel sounds?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What term means to refer to a famous person or place or work of literature?

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

Multiple Select

Which of these terms means to compare two unlike things?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Open Ended

What have you learned about poetry so far?