Elements of Poetry

4/2 Poetry Lesson

Happy Tuesday!

Open Ended

On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling today?

Where the Sidewalk Ends

by: Shel Silverstein

Poets

Poets are the people that write the poems. In this poem Shel Silverstein is our poet.

Poem Structure

Lines: a unit of language into which a poem is divided.

Stanza: a group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem. 

(AKA -a paragraph in a poem)

stanza

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

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Stanzas

Remember that stanzas are groups of verses in a poem.

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which is a verse in the poem?

• "flowers grow"

• "There is a place where the sidewalk ends"

• smoke

• measured

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

Multiple Choice

Which of these word pairs are rhyming words?

• bright/flight

• grow/bends

• black/begins

• chalk/white

Imagery

Poets use imagery or language that appeals to the 5 senses, to help readers visualize what they read. It creates the picture in the reader’s mind.

Sight, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Touch

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Smell imagery?

• The scent of cinnamon apples wafted through the air.

• Splintered boards scraped my legs, pricking the soft skin.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Sound imagery?

• Horns honked and sirens screamed across the night.

• Tart cherries puckered my mouth as the sweet crust melted against my tongue.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Taste imagery.

• Tart cherries puckered my mouth as the sweet crust melted against my tongue.

• The scent of cinnamon apples wafted through the air.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of touch imagery?

• Tart cherries puckered my mouth as the sweet crust melted against my tongue.

• Splintered boards scraped my legs, pricking the soft skin.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Sight imagery ?

• Horns honked and sirens screamed across the night.

• Hundreds of tiny yellow blossoms dotted the plush green meadow.

*Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

"Moses let the motor run for a moment. "

Sometimes this alliteration adds meaning by reinforcing a sound.  

Figurative language communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of words.

• A simile uses like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.

• A metaphor implies the comparison instead of directly stating it.

• Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.

• Poets use personification to write about an idea, an object, or an animal as if it were human.

• Onomatopoeia-  Words from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, boom).

Repetititon

Words or phrases that are repeated in the poem.

Multiple Choice

True or False: This poem has repetition?

• True

• False

Theme

What is theme?

Remember, the theme of anything (story, movie, or poem) is the message, moral, or lesson that the author wants us to know or learn.

Long-Leg Lou & Short-Leg Sue

Shel Silverstein

Multiple Choice

What might the theme of this poem be?

Remember that theme is the lesson taught in the story and can be applied to many more situations.

• Don't be like Long-Leg Lou

• You never know what you have until its gone

• Don't be mean to short people

Open Ended

In "Long-Leg Lou & Short-Leg Sue" how do you think the author wanted you to feel at the end?

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​Read the entire poem

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

Multiple Choice

How many lines does this poem have?

• 5

• 20

• 15

• 25

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lines rhyme?

• Lines 1 and 3

• Lines 14 and 15

• Lines 7 and 8

• Lines 26 and 30

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• the poet

• the speaker

• a line in the poem

• a stanza in the poem

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• the poet

• the speaker

• a line in the poem

• a stanza in the poem

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• the poet

• the speaker

• a line in the poem

• a stanza in the poem

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• line 13

• stanza 3

• line 2

• stanza 2

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• line 13

• stanza 3

• line 2

• stanza 2

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• line 13

• stanza 3

• line 2

• stanza 2

Multiple Choice

The yellow box is highlighting...

• line 13

• stanza 3

• line 2

• stanza 2

Draw

Draw a picture that shows how this poem makes you feel.