Poetry

What is poetry?

• writing that uses rhyming words to catch your attention

• writing that uses patterns of sound, imagery and figurative language

• writing that has no techniques to set it apart

Why do people write poetry?

• to practice rhyming with end and internal rhymes

• to write shorter pieces than a paragraph

• to express feelings and ideas better than you can in prose

ordinary writing that expresses ideas in simple, direct language is

• poetry

• prose

writing that emphasizes artistic elements like rhythm, rhyme, repetition or figurative language is

• poetry

• prose

When you measure a poem's rhythm to see how many syllables are in each line and the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables it is called

• rhyme

• prose

• meter

the repetition of similar sounds, usually a the end of a line of poetry is called

• alliteration

• rhythm

• rhyme

Which is NOT an example of poetry you've been exposed to in everyday life?

• nursery rhymes

• short stories

• song lyrics

The pattern of rhyme, identified by marking the pattern with a different letter for each rhyme (ABAB) is called

• rhythm

• meter

• rhyme scheme

A poem that uses no rhyme scheme or meter, and the lines are broken up as the poet sees fit is called a(n)

• acrostic poem

• free verse poem

• narrative poem

The following questions will focus on poetic techniques:

The repeating of a sound or word for emphasis is called..

(Poe used this a lot when he said, "Louder, louder, louder...")

• alliteration

• mood

• repetition