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Poetry Introduction

Poetry Introduction

Assessment

Presentation

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.4, RL.8.4, RL.7.5

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Bethany Parker

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7 Slides • 4 Questions

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Poetry Introduction

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Today we will begin our exploration of poetry structure by learning about...

stanzas

lines

line breaks

rhyme scheme


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Stanza

A stanza is a grouped set of lines. A stanza is usually separated from other lines with a blank line


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Fill in the Blank

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How many stanzas does this poem have?

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Line break

A line break happens when one line ends and another begins. They are very important in poetry, because they cause the reader to pause between the last word of one line and the first word of the next line.


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Lines

A line is just a group of words arranged in a row.

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Fill in the Blank

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How many lines are in this poem?

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Multiple Choice

The author of a poem is called the

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writer

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author

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poet

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speaker

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Rhyme scheme

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

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What do you think the rhyme scheme of this poem is?


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Multiple Choice

What is the pattern of a rhyme a poem follows called?

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Rhyme.

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Rhyme scheme.

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Rhythm.

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Alliteration.

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