Lesson 2 Poetry (Short)

Poetry

Poetry

A special type of writing that
uses words to create a strong
feeling, image, or message
through meaning, sound, and
rhythm

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Elements of a Poem

⊹ Structure
⊹ The Sounds of Poetry
⊹ Figurative Language
⊹ Point of View and Theme

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Lines

● Rows of text
● May or may not be complete

sentences

Structure

Stanzas

● Groups of lines
● Used like paragraphs
● Make the overall structure of a

poem

Multiple Choice

In poetry, a row of text is called_______________.

• poem

• stanza

• line

• poetry

Multiple Choice

In poetry, groups of lines that are used like a paragraph are called _______________.

• poem

• stanza

• line

• poetry

Rhythm

● The pattern of stressed and

unstressed syllables in a line

● Meter or beat created
● PO - em

The

Sounds of

Poetry

Rhyme

● Words with the same ending sound
● Rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme

○ aabb (lines 1 & 2 (a) and lines 3 & 4 (b)

Repetition

● The repeating of words or lines
● Show important ideas
● Revel the meaning or theme

The

Sounds of

Poetry

Alliteration

● Repetition of a consonant sound
● Draws attention to certain words
● Can make the poem sound nice

Dropdown

Which of the following is not an element of the Sounds of Poetry?​ ​ ​

Select answer

Literal Language

● Means exactly what the words say.

Figurative
Language

Figurative Language

● Does not always mean what the

words say

● Deeper meaning

Four Types of Figurative Language

● Similes
● Metaphors
● Allusions
● Personification

Figurative
Language

Simile

● Comparison that uses the words

like or as

● Kris got caught in the rain and

looked like a wet cat.

Figurative
Language

Metaphor

● Comparison that does not use the words

like or as

● It says that one thing is another
● I can always depend on Patel. He is a rock.

Allusion

● A reference to a person, place, event,

or work of literature

● Knowing what it refers to helps to

understand the meaning

● Some words are capitalized
● People said that the millionaire had

the Midas touch.

Figurative
Language

Personification

● Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
● The wind whistled through the trees.

Dropdown

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used in the sentence below?



That boy is a sloth.

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Select answer

Dropdown

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used in the sentence below?



"Mr. Crocodile, will you please move over so I can swim past you?" asked Lazy Hippo.​

​

Select answer

Dropdown

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used in the sentence below?



Why are you such a Scrooge?

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Select answer

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Dropdown

What type of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used in the sentence below?



Jerry is as strong as an ox. He can lift 300 pounds.

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Select answer

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Point of View

● The speaker of the poem
● The voice of the poem
● The narrator
● Reflects the poet’s thoughts and

feelings or those of another person
or character

Point of
View and

Theme

Theme

● The message the poet wants to share with

the reader

● May be about human nature or society

Drag and Drop

Point of View: Choose the point of view for each selection.



Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow.

Everywhere that Mary went,

The lamb was sure to go.

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Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

third-person

first-person

Drag and Drop

Point of View: Choose the point of view for each selection.



I wish I may,

I wish I might,

I wish upon a star tonight.

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Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

first-person

third-person

Dropdown

The theme is a ​

Select answer

for the reader.

Kinds of Poems

A short poem that is like a song and usually deals with the

speaker’s thoughts or feelings

Lyric Poem

A long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero or a

historic event, such as a great military victory

Epic Poem

Kinds of Poems

Narrative Poem

A poem that tells a story

Limerick

A humorous five-line poem that rhymes

A poem that does not follow any fixed rules of rhythm, rhyme,

or structure

Free Verse

Kinds of Poems

A very short poem with three lines and just seventeen
syllables; does not rhyme and is usually about nature

Haiku

A poem that includes two or more stanzas with similar

structures; each line must rhyme with another line in the same

stanza; usually a serious poem about a meaningful topic

Ode

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lANGUAGE sPOTLIGHT

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

MANY WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COME FROM GREEK OR
LATIN. THESE WORD PARTS ARE CALLED ROOTS. KNOWING THE
MEANING OF GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT
THE MEANING OF SOME WORDS IN ENGLISH.

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lANGUAGE sPOTLIGHT

GREEK AND LATIN ROOT

AUTOGRAPH = AUTO + GRAPH

● AUTO = SELF
● GRAPH = WRITE

AUTOGRAPH: A PERSON’S HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE

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lANGUAGE sPOTLIGHT

GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

THERMOMETER = THERMO + METER

● THERMO = HEAT
● METER = TO MEASURE

THERMOMETER: A TOOL USED TO MEASURE HEAT

Match

Match the following words with the correct root word.

• running

• regain

• craziest

• preview

• funnier

run

gain

crazy

view

funny

• run

• gain

• crazy

• view

• funny

Match

Match the following words with the correct meaning.

• crispiest

• rewrite

• slower

• preview

• salty

the most crispy

to write again

more slow

view before

having salt

• the most crispy

• to write again

• more slow

• view before

• having salt