Poetry  An Introduction  By  Mrs. Sample
Poems can be written about anything. They contain ideas, feelings, and sounds into a few words or sentences. Poetry
Key Elements of Poetry Form Speaker Sound Imagery Figurative Language
The way a poem looks on the page. Poems are written in lines. Lines are grouped into stanzas. Form Structured Form Repeated Pattern Free Verse No Repeated Pattern
Your Turn! Roses Are Red Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet. And so are you. —Anonymous  Nikki Giovanni  once a snowflake fell on my brow and i loved it so much and i kissed it and it was happy and called its cousins and brothers and a web of snow engulfed me then i reached to love them all and i squeezed them and they became a spring rain and i stood perfectly still and was a flower
The speaker of the poem is the voice that relates the story or idea of the poem.  The speaker may be the poet, speaking directly to the reader, or the speaker may be a character or voice created by the poet.  Speaker
Voice may include… Dialect A form of language spoken in a certain place by a certain group of people. Idiom A descriptive expression that means something different than the combination of the words that make it up.
Most poems are meant to be read aloud.  Poets arrange poets to create a sound. Sound
There are 4 techniques that create sound Rhyme: Rhythm Repetition Onomatopoeia
Imagery is language that appeals to the reader’s five senses- sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.  Imagery Sight Hearing  Smell Taste Touch
Figurative Language language which expresses more than a literal meaning
Types of Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Analogy Personification Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration
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Poetry

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    Poetry AnIntroduction By Mrs. Sample
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    Poems can bewritten about anything. They contain ideas, feelings, and sounds into a few words or sentences. Poetry
  • 3.
    Key Elements ofPoetry Form Speaker Sound Imagery Figurative Language
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    The way apoem looks on the page. Poems are written in lines. Lines are grouped into stanzas. Form Structured Form Repeated Pattern Free Verse No Repeated Pattern
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    Your Turn! RosesAre Red Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet. And so are you. —Anonymous Nikki Giovanni  once a snowflake fell on my brow and i loved it so much and i kissed it and it was happy and called its cousins and brothers and a web of snow engulfed me then i reached to love them all and i squeezed them and they became a spring rain and i stood perfectly still and was a flower
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    The speaker ofthe poem is the voice that relates the story or idea of the poem. The speaker may be the poet, speaking directly to the reader, or the speaker may be a character or voice created by the poet. Speaker
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    Voice may include…Dialect A form of language spoken in a certain place by a certain group of people. Idiom A descriptive expression that means something different than the combination of the words that make it up.
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    Most poems aremeant to be read aloud. Poets arrange poets to create a sound. Sound
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    There are 4techniques that create sound Rhyme: Rhythm Repetition Onomatopoeia
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    Imagery is languagethat appeals to the reader’s five senses- sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Imagery Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch
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    Figurative Language languagewhich expresses more than a literal meaning
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    Types of FigurativeLanguage Simile Metaphor Analogy Personification Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration
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