Types of Poetry

Types of poetry

What is poetry?

• A type of text that uses rhythm and sometimes rhyme to express feelings and ideas.

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What is poetry?

• A story that always rhyme.

• A type of text that uses rhythm and sometimes rhyme to express feelings and ideas.

• A story that is not true.

• A text that is showing cause and effect.

Who writes a poem?

• A poet is the special author that creates a poem.

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Who writes a poem?

• Illustator

• Author

• Mrs. Hurst

• Poet

Poetry vocabulary review

• Line- similar to a sentence, but in a poem. Not always "complete" because there is more freedom with poetry

• Stanza- group of lines in a poem, normally separated with a break or space

• Rhyme — two or more words that have the same or similar ending sounds 

• Rhyme scheme- rhyme pattern in a poem

• Repetition- repeated words or phrases in a text

• Figurative language- language that is not literal. Phrases that mean something other than what they literally say.

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What is rhyme?

• Two or more words with the same or similar ending sounds.

• Words that are the exact same.

• Words that have opposite meanings.

• The same thing as homophones.

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What is rhyme scheme?

• The same thing as a poet.

• The title of the poem.

• The rhyme pattern in a poem.

• The end of the poem.

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What is a stanza?

• A group of lines, separated by a break or space.

• The name of a poet.

• A set of rhyming words.

• The first letter in a poem.

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What is repetition?

• The name of a poet.

• A tool used when writing.

• A type of poetry.

• When a phrase or word is repeated in a poem.

Narrative poetry:

• Tells a story

• Describes an event

• Has a plot

• Has characters, and sometimes other story elements such as setting

• Does not have to rhyme

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What is a line?

• A group of lines.

• Similar to a sentence, one statement in a poem.

• A poem category.

• When a phrase or word is repeated in a poem over and over.

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What is figurative language?

• Words that mean exactly what they say.

• Special words.

• Words that mean something other than their literal meaning. Used to bring poetry to life.

• When a phrase or word is repeated in a poem over and over.

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What is narrative poetry?

• A type of figurative language used in all poetry.

• The most famous type of poetry.

• Has words that are repeated over and over throughout the entire poem.

• Tells a story, has characters and setting, follows a plot. Does not have to rhyme!

Lyrical Poetry:

• Usually a short poem

• Does not always rhyme

• Expresses intense feelings or emotions

• Can be set to music, but does not have to be

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What is lyrical poetry?

• All three types of poetry that we study.

• The rule breaker of poetry!

• Usually a short poem, does not always rhyme, intense feelings and emotions, can be set to music but does not have to!

• Tells a story, has characters and setting, follows a plot. Does not have to rhyme!

Free verse Poetry:

• The rule breaker of all poetry types!

• Does NOT rhyme!

• No set rules or pattern

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What is free verse poetry?

• The name of a famous poet.

• The rule breaker of poetry, does NOT rhyme, no set rules or patterns.

• Mrs. Hurst's favorite poem.

• Tells a story, has characters and setting, follows a plot. Does not have to rhyme!