Alliteration- the repetition on the same sound or letter in a series of words, usually at the beginning of the word and is a consonant letter.

i.e.-She sells seashells down at the

seashore.

Imagery- a vivid description using

words that appeal to the reader’s senses

of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch.

i. e.- The aroma of the sizzling, hot

pizza filled my nostrils as I entered

the room.

Metaphor- a vivid comparison of two

unlike objects, not using the words like,

as, than or resembles.

i.e.-

The snow is sheep’s wool.

Onomatopoeia- sound words-

i.e.- Pow! Bang! Shhhh

Personification- giving human qualities

to nonliving objects.

i.e.-

The trees reached out to me as I

walked through the woods.

Repetition-Repeating a word, phrase,

line, or stanza multiple times within the

poem.

i.e.-“A horse is a horse, of course, of

course,

And no one can talk to a horse of course

That is, of course, unless the horse is the

famous Mister Ed.”

Rhyme- repetition of similar sounding

words occurring at the end of lines in

poems

i.e.“Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are”

Simile- a vivid comparison of two unlike

objects, using the words like, as, than or

resembles.

i.e.-

The snow is as white as sheep’s wool.

Symbolism- is the use of a person, place,

or an object to stand for something other

than itself.

i.e.-The dove is a symbol of peace.

A red rose or red color stands for love or

romance.

These are some types of poems we

will study, as well as some

information that we need to know

about poetry.

Line- the way poetry is written, several

lines make a stanza; like sentences make

a paragraph.

i.e.-

What would my heart do?

But cry, sigh and be blue.

Stanza- line of verse forming a separate unit within a poem; like a paragraph.

i.e.-

I love to write Day and night

What would my heart do But cry, sigh and be blue

If I could not write

Writing feels good And I know it should Who could have knew

That what I do Is write, write, write

Meter- the regular arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry.

i.e.-

U U S U S U U S U S On a win-dy night when the moon is bright.

U- unstressed S- stressed

Rhyme Scheme/Pattern- is the pattern of

rhymes at the end of each line of a

poem. There are different types of

patterns. One type is “a-b-a-b”

i.e.-My cat is nice.

My cat is fat.

My cat likes mice.

I like my cat

Couplet- two line poem that rhymes at

the end of each line, has same amount of

syllables in each line and is usually about

something silly.

i.e.

I saw a brown dog,

but it was a hog.

Haiku- a traditional Japanese three-line

unrhymed poem with seventeen

syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable

count. Often focusing on images from

nature.

i.e.

An old pond!

A frog jumps in—

the sound of water.

Narrative poem- poetry that tells a story

or gives an account of events, long poem

with many stanzas, tells story from

beginning to end.

i.e. “Paul Revere's Ride” is a well-

known narrative poem.