Poetry Unit Lesson

Poetry!

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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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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

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

Literal Language

● Means exactly what the words say.

Figurative
Language

Figurative Language

● Does not always mean what the

words say

● Deeper meaning

Free Verse Poetry

• Doesn't Rhyme

• Has NO rules!

• Words are FREE!

• Follows NO patterns!

• Doesn't have a beat/rhythm

Lyrical/Patterned Poetry

• A short poem that can be sung

• Follows a pattern

• Has a rhyming pattern

Multiple Choice

Which type of poetry follows NO rules?

• Free Verse

• Lyrical/Patterned

stanza

A group of lines in a poem. Similar to paragraphs in a story.

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Rhyme

Words that have the same ending sound.

Do you see any other rhyming words in this poem?

Multiple Choice

Which words rhyme?

• gadgets & rings

• rings & things

• gadgets & numbers

• numbers & things

Repetititon

Words or phrases that are repeated in the poem.

Multiple Choice

True or False: This poem has repetition?

• True

• False

RHYME SCHEME

● A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme (usually

end rhyme, but not always).

● Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds

to be able to visually “see” the pattern. (See next
slide for an example.)

SAMPLE RHYME SCHEME

● The Germ by Ogden Nash

● A mighty creature is the germ,

● Though smaller than the pachyderm.

● His customary dwelling place

● Is deep within the human race.

● His childish pride he often pleases

● By giving people strange diseases.

● Do you, my poppet, feel infirm?

● You probably contain a germ.

a
a
b
b
c
c
a
a

Multiple Choice

Poetry can be defined as...

• A short poem which appeals to the senses and/or emotions

• A type of literature that expresses ideas, and feelings, or tells a story  in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

• A longer poem that tells a story; it will likely include plot, setting, characters, climax and resolution.

• NOT having any repeating patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Multiple Choice

Rhyme Scheme is...

• A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

• A pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always).

• Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds.

• A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Multiple Choice

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (beat), gives a line of poetry a predictable ___________________, or pattern of beats.

• Graphic Elements

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• meter

Multiple Choice

A group of lines is called a _______________________.

• lines

• paragraphs

• sentences

• Stanzas

Neither Out Far nor in Deep 

The people along the sand          (A)

All turn and look one way.      (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day.     (B)

As long as it takes to pass      (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull;        (D)

The wetter ground like glass      (C)

Reflects a standing gull.             (D)

Multiple Choice

Your turn:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

• ABAB

• ABCD

• AABB

• ACAB

Multiple Choice

Poetry with no set patterns and doesn't rhyme.

• Humorous

• Free Verse

• Lyrical

• Narrative

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of rhyming words.

• soup, sandwich, cereal

• couch, sofa, chair

• hair, chair, pare

• happy, sad, excited