Intro to Poetry

Poems are divided into

• paragraphs

• stanzas

this poem tells a story ( plot, setting, conflict, characters)

• concrete

• free verse

• Haiku

• Narrative

The repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

EXAMPLE

Peter picked a pear

• repetition

• rhythm

• alliteration

• rhyme

The use of words to imitate sounds

buzz, boo, hiss, splash

• onomatopeia

• rhyme

• alliteration

• stanza

When reading a poem, No punctuation at the end of the lines:_________

• slight pause

• longer pause

• full stop

• NO stop

The use of a sound, word, or group of words more than once to emphasize meaning

• rhyme

• rhythm

• alliteration

• repetition

What is imagery?

• metaphors

• vivid language designed to appeal to these senses.

• similes

• all of the above

Poetry is an expression of ideas and emotions .

• True

• False

After a comma, the reader should

• Make a full stop

• slight pause

• longer pause

• NOT STOP

What is an example(S) of SOUND devices in poetry?

• onomatopeia

• alliteration

• rhyme

• all of the above