Basic Poetry

Words that have the same ending sound.

• Theme

• Rhyme

• Stanza

• Meter

One line of poetry.

• Rhyme

• Theme

• Line

• Stanza

The feeling the author is trying to convey (get you to understand).

• Theme

• Line

• Stanza

• Mood

The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented creates the poem's "beat" or rhythm.

• Meter

• Line

• Stanza

• Repetition

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey (get you to understand).

• Mood

• Rhyme

• Theme

• Stanza

A group of lines that are together.

• Stanza

• Repetition

• Rhythm

• Meter

Sometimes words or phrases are repeated.

• Mood

• Meter

• Stanza

• Repetition

There ARE paragraphs in poems.

• True

• False

Poetry is pretty cool.

• Definitely!

• No way!!

• Ehh it's ok..