Intro to Poetry

Introduction to Poetry

Woodlawn Academy 8th grade

R-LA​ Poetry Unit

Open Ended

What do you believe is the purpose of poetry?

Prose

How is poetry different from other things that we write?

Poetry

Poetry is the art of language; is meant to evoke feeling or express something.

Multiple Choice

Most of the writing we read in the world is...

• prose

• poetry

Multiple Select

Prose is written in...

• lines

• sentences

• stanzas

• paragraphs

Multiple Select

Poetry is written in...

• lines

• sentences

• stanzas

• paragraphs

Multiple Choice

Which genre is more artistic, has more emotion, and usually has elements of rhyme, rhythm and/or repetition?

• poetry

• prose

Multiple Choice

There is another sky,

Ever serene and fair,

And there is another sunshine,

Though it be darkness there;

Never mind faded forests, Austin,

Never mind silent fields—

Here is a little forest,

Whose leaf is ever green;

Here is a brighter garden,

Where not a frost has been;

In its unfading flowers

I hear the bright bee hum:

Prithee, my brother,

Into my garden come!

• This is an example of poetry.

• This is an example of prose.

Multiple Choice

Poetry is written in...

• lines and stanzas

• sentences and paragraphs

Open Ended

Where have you seen poetry in your life?