Alliteration Example Definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Alliteration Example Definition Example: The trees swayed shyly in the summer breeze.  – the repetition of consonants or sounds at the beginning of two or more words in a line of poetry Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Allusion Example Definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Example Allusion Example: "As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive.” The allusion in the sentence above is to Jonah (from the Bible) being 'swallowed alive' ... in this case, behind a wall of dust and rock. Definition an indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event. Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

"pitter patter" or "all mammals named Sam are clammy". Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Consonance Assonance Repetition of consonants within non-rhyming words   repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words. Assonance Example Hear the mellow wedding bells From the molten-golden notes Consonance Examples "pitter patter" or "all mammals named Sam are clammy". Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Hyperbole Example Definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Hyperbole   Example Definition He's got tons of money. I will die if she asks me to dance. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. I have told you a million times not to lie. - is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Imagery Example definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Imagery to help the reader imagine exactly what is being described. Example definition Happiness is orange It tastes like sweets under the Christmas tree It smells like spring flowers on a green field It looks like ice-cream with red cherries and vanilla topping It sounds like the bird's song at dusk It makes me feel like a butterfly with wide open wings. – consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences. Imagery usually appeals to one or more of the five senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Metaphor Example Definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Example Metaphor Time is a thief - Time isn't really stealing anything, this metaphor just indicates that time passes quickly and our lives pass us by. He is the apple of my eye - There is, of course, no real apple in a person's eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear. Definition – a comparison of two things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as” Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Onomatopoeia – example definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Onomatopoeia – example definition sound effects; words that make the sound they represent when said out loud. Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Personification – example definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Personification – example definition a smiling moon a jovial sun giving human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Rhyme example definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Rhyme example definition – the occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the end of two or more words (suite, heat, complete) It was purchased just for you, when you're happy or you're blue, you can wear it on your head, 'round the house or in your bed, Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Rhyme Scheme definition example the pattern of end rhyme in a poem Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Rhyme Scheme   example definition Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, A And sorry I could not travel both B And be one traveler, long I stood A And looked down one as far as I could A To where it bent in the undergrowth; B the pattern of end rhyme in a poem Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Rhythm – the BEAT example definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Rhythm – the BEAT example definition – the beat created by the pattern of sound from stressed/unstressed syllables Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Simile definition – a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as.” example Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Speaker – the voice of the poem, not necessarily the author definition Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Speaker definition – the voice of the poem, not necessarily the author Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Symbolism definition – when one thing stands for or represents something else Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Verse = poetry example definition – the literary term for poetry Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Verse = poetry example definition – the literary term for poetry Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Stanza definition example Here are two stanzas of a poem: Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Stanza example Here are two stanzas of a poem: definition – a group of lines that form a unit in a poem, roughly comparable to a paragraph in prose Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Couplet example definition – a rhymed pair of lines Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Couplet   example definition – a rhymed pair of lines Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Quatrain definition – a four line stanza Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Quatrain   definition – a four line stanza Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Sonnet definition – a lyric poem of 14 lines, consisting of three quatrains (four-line units) and a final couplet   a b a b c d c d e f e f g g Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

There are many ways to know a word. Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? There are many ways to know a word. Connotation = feelings associated with a word Denotation = definition of a word  - the emotions, values, or images associated with a word. The connotation of a word may - the literal or dictionary meaning of a word Apple: It makes people think of NEW YORK CITY It can be a symbol for health Sometimes it even stands for SIN Apple: the round fruit of a tree of the rose family, which typically has thin red or green skin and crisp flesh. Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.

Objective: What is Poetry Out Loud and how do we learn from participating? Objective: I can identify features of sound patterns and structure in a poem.