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Elements of Poetry
2012
Poetry Terms
 Lines
 Stanzas
 Rhyme
 Rhythm
 Alliteration
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Mood
 Onomatopoeia
 Couplets
 Personification
Poetry Terms
 Lines- Poets write in lines instead of sentences
 Stanza- Groups of lines in poetry
 Rhyme- Words that end lines of poetry with the same
sound
 Rhythm- the beat or pattern of a poem
 Simile- A comparison using “like” or “as”
 Metaphor- A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or
“as”
Poetry Terms Continued
 Couplets- Stanzas of two lines that usually Rhyme
 Alliteration- The repetition of a consonant sound
 Onomatopoeia- Words that mimic or imitate the
sound it is describing
 Mood- Is the emotions that we feel from the work
 Personification- giving something that is not human,
human characteristics
Types of Poems
 Bio Poem
 I Am Poem
 Haiku
 Limerick
 Diamante
 Concrete Poem
 Cinquain
 Poem containing Alliteration
 Poem Containing Personification
 Poem containing Simile and Metaphor
 A Rhyming Poem
 A Sports, Music, Art, Dance or other interest poem
Bio Poem
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Line 1
Your first name
Line 2
4 traits that describe you
Line 3
Sibling of…Or Son or Daughter of
Line 4Lover of…(three items)
Line 5
Who feels (three items)
Line 6
Who needs (three items)
Line 7
Who gives (three items)
Line 8
Who fears (three items)
Line 9
Who would like to see (three items)
Line 10
Resident of (your address)
Line 11
Your Last Name
I Am Poem
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 Stanza 1
I am ( two special characteristics that you have)
I wonder (Something that you are curious about)
I hear (an Imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (repeat line 1)
 Stanza 2
I Pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you sad)
I am (repeat line 1)
 Stanza 3
I understand (something that you know is true)
I say (something that you believe in)
I dream(something that you actually dream about)
I try (something that you make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (repeat line 1)
Haiku Poem
 Haiku poetry is a very short, centuries old form of
Japanese poetry, that usually deals with nature. The
poem follows a specific pattern.
 5 syllables
 7 syllables
 5 syllables
 Snow is falling down
 Our snow days are all used up
 That means I’ll see you
Limerick
 A limerick is a funny little five line poem that has a
rhyming pattern and a rhythm. The last words of the
1st, 2nd, and 5th lines must all rhyme. The 3rd and 4th
lines must also rhyme, but not with the other three
lines.
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A clumsy young fellow named Jim
Was never informed how to swim
He fell off a dock
And sank like a rock
And that was the end of him
Diamante
 Diamante poems are shaped like diamonds. They also have a set pattern with
opposites being used.
 Noun
 Adjective, Adjective
 Verb, Verb, Verb
 Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
 Verb, Verb, Verb
 Adjective, Adjective
 Noun
 Cocoa Tree
 Tropical, Gnarly
 Growing, Producing, Flowering
 Pods, Beans, Buds, Apples
 Dropping, Crunching, Baking
 Delicious, All-American
 Apple Tree
Concrete Poem
 Concrete Poems are also called picture poems,
because they are poems that take the form of an
object that the poem is about.
Cinquain
 They are 5 line poems that describe a person, place,
or thing.
 Traditional cinquain poems follow a specific pattern.
That pattern is: 2 syllables, 4 syllables,6 syllables 8
syllables, and 2 syllables.
 Modern cinquains poems are based on a word count
of words of a certain type. 1 word (Noun), 2 words
(adjectives), 3 words (verbs), 4 words (describing a
feeling about the title), 1 word referring back to the
title.
Alliteration
 The repetition of a consonant sound
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Windshield wipers wipe the windshield
Wipe the water off the pane
This Way
That Way
This Way
That Way
This Way
That Way
In the rain
Personification
 Poetry that assigns human characteristics to non human things.
 Dinner
 Knife was the first to speak
 He was known mostly for his sharp cutting remarks
 Chairs sat down underneath the table
 Napkins folded themselves into their laps
 Teapot. Unable to stand the tension, began to boil
 Cup held one hand on her hips
 Knowing she could hold her own
 Fork and spoon huddled off to the side next to the plate
 They knew plate could handle whatever was dished out
Simile and Metaphor
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Sky, Earth, and Water
The sky was as mad as a raging bull,
The earth as hurt as a rabbit in a snare,
The water as strong as a lion,
But Mother Nature calmed them all.
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Love
Love is as wide as the earth,
Friendship are as thick as the sea.
Happiness is as deep as a song,
Laughter in you and me.