Rhyme scheme is... Example: Roses are red ____

Violets are blue ___

Daisies are pretty ____

And so are you. ____

A stanza is _______________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Quatrain: Triple: Couplet:

Practice: Come and look with me, All of which I wrote for thee, The sorry and the anger burning Just an amateur poet learning. Come and see the joy tomorrow From another life I borrow, See the envy, see the greed, Growing, fruitful, from a seed. Concrete, what is that? Nothing like the words I spat. Yet I followed what he told, Eventually learning to shape and mold, Seeing nothing like before, Viewing thoughts I store.

Various rhyme examples:

Internal rhyme scheme End rhyme scheme Example: I enjoyed the shade in the hidden glade, And spread out the picnic that I had made.

I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

Rhythm is created by counting the ____________________ in the lines.

Example: A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, “Let us flee.” “Let us fly,” said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Example: There once was a snowman named Don, Who stood at the edge of the lawn. The sun was a villain Who upset the children. They cried, “Our poor Don is all gone.”

Characteristics of a limerick: pattern:

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Practice: (fill in the blank) There once was a young lady whose ___________ Was so long that it reached to her ____________. So she hired an old ____________ Whose conduct was ____________ To carry that wonderful ________________.

Practice: (unscramble) And played several tunes with her chin. There was a young lady whose chin, And purchased a harp, Resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp

Work Space: There once was a _______________ from __________________...

Definition:

Example: The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry that I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

MOOD:

Definition:

Better Than Revenge By Taylor Swift

“She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list

She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it

I think her ever-present frown is a little troubling

And she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with

things

But sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know

Or pushing people down it gets you where you wanna go

They wouldn't teach you that in prep school so it's up to me

But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity”

TONE:

Example: Stars

Like midnight fireflies

they dance in the evening sky

looking for morning.

Example:

The Ocean

Waves flowing calmly

a steady rhythmic flow. Waves have soothing sounds.

Haikus come from ______________. They express one complete thought about _____________. There are ______ syllables in total. Line 1: Line 2: Line 3: **The 3 lines do not _______________.

Example: Willow Wind

Fall air brushes the

branches with coolness, making

crispy leaves tumble.

Class Practice:

Purpose of using figurative language in your writing:

Definitions: 1. Metaphor: 2. Simile: 3. Hyperbole: 4. Onomatopoeia: 5. Idiom: 6. Personification:

Examples: 1. Metaphor: 2. Simile: 3. Hyperbole: 4. Onomatopoeia: 5. Idiom: 6. Personification:

Definition:

Example: Drip, drop, stay inside Drip, drop, run and hide. Splish, splash, puddles made Splish, splash, water on parade.

Example Poem: The Bat The bat is batty as can be. It sleeps all day in a cave or tree, And when the sun sets in the sky, It rises from its rest to fly. All night this mobile mammal mugs A myriad of flying bugs. And after its night out on the town, The batty bat sleeps

Example words:

Example: Brrr, cold air slaps my face, Whoosh, wind continues to race, Whirr, leaves spun into space, Shoosh, gone without a trace.

Definition:

Examples:

Upside down.

Example Poem:

I sit at the stop and see students rush to get a seat.

It’s icy slick and sleet on the streets One sad sap sleeps,

Students sneak up to the snoozer And stick stuff in his snothole.

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Definition:

Example: Ode To My True Friend

by Elizabeth Pinard The day I met you I found a friend - And a friendship that I pray will never end. Your smile - so sweet And so bright - Kept me going When day was as dark as night. You never ever judged me, You understood my sorrow. Then you told me it needn't be that way And gave me the hope of a better tomorrow. You were always there for me, I knew I could count on you. You gave me advice and encouragement Whenever I didn't know what to do. Thank you for being my friend.

Practice:

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Practice:

Characteristics of free verse:

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Example: I Grew a Foot this Summer I grew a foot this summer And I wish it wasn’t true. I’m not twelve inches taller, I just need an extra shoe.

Definition of Imagery: