Elements of Poetry

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse

• cinquain

• theme

• metaphor

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The writer of a poem is called...

• poet
• illustrator
• author
• smart person

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor

• simile

• line

• stanza

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Rhyme scheme

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.3.5

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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The _________ are like paragraphs in a poem.

• stanzas

• lines

• rhyme scheme

• figurative language

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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Free verse poetry does not have...

• stanzas
• plot or conflict
• rhyme or rhythm
• serious topic

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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Two words that have the same ending sound are called...

• rhythm words
• repetitive words
• rhyming words
• stanza words

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CCSS.RL.3.5

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.2.4

Poems that tell a story are called...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

Poems that express personal emotions or feelings are called...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

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CCSS.RL.2.4

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The name of funny or silly poems is...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems