8th - Intro the Poetry

Poetry Notes

By Emilee Guido

Use the slides to help you fill in the notes, and then practice with the review Quizizz at the end of this lesson.

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​Poetry

How do we tell the difference between poetry and "regular" writing, like what we might find in a book?
Poetry has four distinct properties...

So what is poetry?

Tupac Shakur :) He was well-known for filling notebook after notebook with song lyrics and ideas, and most became famous!

It was written by...

Did you recognize the poem from the previous slide?

Match

Match the following

• Stanza

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Line

• Powerful/intense language

The "paragraph" of a poem

The rhythm/beats in a poem

How the poem rhymes

A single line of text

Poetic language

• The "paragraph" of a poem

• The rhythm/beats in a poem

• How the poem rhymes

• A single line of text

• Poetic language

A stanza is the "paragraph" of the poem, make up of individual lines.

​​Stanza

Meter is the rhythm of a poem, like a beat in a song. If you play an instrument, you already know what meter is!

​​Meter

There are several different ways to rhyme. Each rhyme is marked with a letter (A, B, C, and so on).

​​Rhyme

Also known as figurative language, poems are MOSTLY just figurative language.

​​Poetic Lang.

Multiple Choice

My cat is nice.

My cat likes mice.

My cat is fat.

I like my cat.

What is the rhyme scheme?

• ABAB

• AABB

Multiple Choice

My cat is nice.

My cat is fat.

My cat likes mice.

I like my cat.

What is the rhyme scheme?

• ABAB

• AABB

Multiple Choice

Mr. Brown, the circus clown

puts his clothes on upside down.

He wears his hat upon his toes

and socks and shoes upon his nose.

What is the rhyme scheme?

• AABB

• ABAB

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme?

Today I had a rotten day.

As I was coming in from play

I accidentally stubbed my toes

and tripped and fell and whacked my nose.

• ABAB

• AABB

Multiple Choice

Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply

• bite
• eye
• ugly
• many

Multiple Choice

Which word does not rhyme with the following three?
kite
light
rewrite

• stoplight
• meteorite
• satellite
• sigh

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

• AABB
• ABAB
• ABCB

Multiple Choice

When you wish upon a star,

makes no difference who you are,

anything you heart desires will come to you

• BAC

• AAA

• ABA

• AAB

Multiple Choice

How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?

• The rhythm of a poem.

• Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.

• The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (marked with the alphabet)

• The "paragraph" of a poem.

Multiple Choice

Which poem matches the rhyme scheme ABBA

• I stubbed my toe

  It hurts a whole bunch

  I wish I had handfuls

  Of pizza to munch

• Roses are red

  Violets are blue

  Wait, they're blue?

  Shouldn't they be violet?

• I just saw a cow

  He wore bright green pants

  And did a fun dance

  My one thought was "Wow"

Multiple Choice

The fallen leaves are cornflakes

That fills the lawn's wide dish,

And night and noon

The wind's a spoon

That stirs them with a swish

• ABABC

• ABCAB

• ABBCA

• ABCCB

Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word, and usually has a neutral connotation.
Example: The smell of cookies was delicious.

Denotation

Connotation is how a word feels.
Example: The perfume of baking cookies smelled delicious. (positive)

Connotation

Connotation vs Denotation

Match

Match the words with either a connotation or denotation.

Notice: ALL words essentially mean the same thing, a smell, but all have different connotations.

• Aroma

• Stench

• Smell

• Reek

• Perfume

Positive connotation

Negative connotation

Denotation

Negative connotation

Positive connotation

• Positive connotation

• Negative connotation

• Denotation

• Negative connotation

• Positive connotation

How the author feels about the TOPIC of a text. This is ALSO is determined by author's WORD CHOICE.

Tone is about the AUTHOR

How the READER feels while reading the text. The author's WORD CHOICE determines how the reader feels.

MOOD is about YOU

Mood vs Tone

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as

​​Metaphor

Comparing things USING like or as

​​Simile

When a non-PERSON is given PERSON-like traits or qualities

Personification

Descriptive language using the five senses that paints and IMAGE in the reader's mind

​​Imagery

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Fight Song by Rachel Platten

Like a small boat

On the ocean

Sending big waves

Into motion

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

What about us by P!nk

We are searchlights

We can see in the dark

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Sound of Silence by Disturbed

Hello Darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Love you like a love song by Selena Gomez

I want you to know, baby

I love you like a love song

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

"Loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street"

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has personification?

• The beetle is as small as a mouse.

• The elephant is strong.

• The flamingo is eating shrimp faster than before.

• The pig is dancing with joy after being fed.

Multiple Choice

The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of autumn.

• Personification 
•  NOT Personification 

Multiple Choice

The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows.

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

Multiple Choice

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?

• The chocolate chips
• The cookie
• Anthony
• Guilt

Multiple Choice

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls
• The scream
• The room
• The orange

Multiple Choice

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

• Adele
• The store
• High heels
• Her

Multiple Choice

It seems like my older brother is always hungry. 

• Personification
• NOT Personification 

Repetition of the first sound in a word.
Example: Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Note: NOT the "sh" words.

Alliteration

Repeition of vowel sounds.

Assonance

When the author refers to a famous text, person, or idea as a way to compare.

Allusion

When a THING represents an IDEA.
Example: The American flag (thing) represents America (idea).

Symbolism

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Boom Clap by Charlie XCX

Boom clap

The sound of my heart

the beat goes

on and on and on and on and

Boom clap

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Which one is alliteration?

• She's tame and he's lame. Both are not the same.

• When I got there, everyone was done.

• Shazam!

• Look! Larry lost Lucy, but luckily he located her.

Multiple Choice

Which one is alliteration?

• Gary gave gallons of gas to him.

• Shannon runs fast.

• Her eyes are like the ocean.

• Run like the wind.

Multiple Choice

Which one is alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Goodbye basketball.

• Hello sunshine my old friend.

• The clouds cried.

Multiple Choice

"Garry's giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies." This sentence is an example of...

• alliteration

• assonance

Multiple Choice

"Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove." What words are the examples of ALLITERATION?

• Dan, dog, dove

• water, dirty, dove

• as, he, dove

Multiple Choice

"From fold that sat on the terrance and drew out the even long sudden crownings of laughter, monotonous drone of song. (Stevenson). This quote is an example of....

• alliteration

• assonance

Multiple Choice

"Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear the old Triton blow his wreathed horn." (Wordsworth) This quote is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

"Nicks' nephew needed new notebooks now not never." This sentence is an example of....

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

• to be a coward

• to be silly

• to be sinful

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Jana warned her friend Mary against dating Luke because he thinks he is Romeo.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Multiple Choice

Joe is such an Honest Abe, he never can keep our secrets.

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

Multiple Choice

The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a Spidey sense that warns him of trouble that's coming his way.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his Spidey sense began to tingle.

• sense of smell

• sense of danger

• sense of wonder

• sense of pride

Multiple Choice

Read the source of the allusion.

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.

• trying to make people fall in love

• sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

• saying kind and pleasant things about people

Multiple Choice

What does this symbol represent?

• Peace
• Love
• Anger
• A flower

Multiple Choice

What does this symbol represent?

• Anger
• A bald eagle
• Freedom
• Creeping

Multiple Select

The color red symbolizes what two emotions?

• sadness

• happiness

• love

• anger

Multiple Choice

What does this symbol represent?

• Royalty/power

• Success

• Beauty

• Hatred

Multiple Choice

In a story, what could a storm symbolize?

• love

• happiness

• danger

• luck

Multiple Choice

What does SPRING usually symbolize?

• birth and new life

• old age and death

• change and adulthood

Multiple Choice

Ana couldn't sleep all night because her missed kick caused her team to lose the game. Then the next morning, she could see the sun peeking over the trees. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, she felt better. She thought: I know I can work practice and do better at the next game!

In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

• Ana's house

• volleyball

• a second chance

• a sleepless night

Multiple Choice

Which object would best symbolize feeling TRAPPED?

• butterfly

• window

• chains

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Million Reasons by Lady Gaga

You're giving me a million

reasons to let you go

You're giving me a million

reasons to quit the show

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following song lyrics?

Rolling in the deep by Adele

But you played it, you played it, you played it, you played it to the beat

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

"Tick! Tock! On the clock but the party don't stop"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia