Writing a Poem

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• Warm up

• Poetry

• Poetry Practice

• Read Theory

​You Need

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• Warm up

• Chromebook

• Poetry Notes

• Introduction to Poetry Worksheet

• Pen/Pencil

​Agenda

Poetry

A poem is a piece of writing that uses imaginative words to share ideas, emotions or a story with the reader.

A person who writes a poem is called a poet.

Elements of Poetry

Couplet

Twinkle, Twinkle, little star        A

How I wonder what you are?     A

Up above the world so bright     B

Like a diamond in the night        B

Multiple Choice

The people along the sand

All turn and look one way.

They turn their back on the land.

They look at the sea all day.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ________________.

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCD

Multiple Choice

Little kitten rolling around,

Chasing a piece of string,

Fluid in its beauty,

Amazed at everything.

• aabb

• abcb

• abab

Multiple Choice

A group of lines in a poem

• Stanza

• Line

• Theme

Multiple Choice

The beat of a poem

• Line

• Rhythm

• Topic

Multiple Choice

The pattern of rhyme in a poem

• Repetition

• Rhyme Scheme

• Simile

Multiple Choice

When a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis

• Repetition

• Rhyme Scheme

• Topic

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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​Read the entire poem

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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

Read Theory

Complete 5 Quizzes (70% or higher)

https://readtheory.org/

Metaphor

Compares two unlike

things.

Does NOT use like or

as

More Figurative Language

Alliteration

Repetition of the
first consonant

sounds in

neighboring words

Personification

Gives human qualities

to objects ideas or

animals