Identifying Poetry Elements

Objective LI 34 “I can identify structural elements of poetry like: rhyme, rhythm, lines, verses, stanzas, and imagery.”

Quick Review What is rhyme? What is a line? What is a verse? What is a stanza? What is imagery? Words that sound the same. A line is just one line! A verse is a group of lines. It’s another word for verse. Words that help you imagine something.

Time to Practice Be ready to answer with your colored cards for each poem. After a while, you will need to answer with your white boards. Have your white boards, markers, erasers, and cards ready!

"The Walk" The mountains glow blue Under the gray clouds of spring As my dog and I walk In the forest. He is happy To be outside. He sniffs The wildflowers, purple And yellow. They smell Sweet. My dog and I walk In the forest under the Gray clouds of spring. Does this poem have a rhyming pattern? Yes – ABAB Yes – AABB Yes – ABCA No – no rhyming What type of imagery does the poem use most? Smells Colors Sounds Taste

"The Walk" The mountains glow blue Under the gray clouds of spring As my dog and I walk In the forest. He is happy To be outside. He sniffs The wildflowers, purple And yellow. They smell Sweet. My dog and I walk In the forest under the Gray clouds of spring. How many verses does this poem have? How many lines does this poem have?

The Train A big locomotive has pulled into town, Heavy, huge, with sweat rolling down, Huffing and puffing and panting and smelly, Fire flows forth from her cast iron belly. Poof, how she's burning, Oof, how she's boiling, Puff, how she's churning, Huff, how she's toiling. How many lines are in this poem? How many stanzas does this poem have?

The Train A big locomotive has pulled into town, Heavy, huge, with sweat rolling down, Huffing and puffing and panting and smelly, Fire flows forth from her cast iron belly. Poof, how she's burning, Oof, how she's boiling, Puff, how she's churning, Huff, how she's toiling. Does this poem have a rhyming pattern? Yes – AABB Yes – AABB, then ABAB Yes – ABAB No – no rhyming What does the second verse use for imagery? Sound Smell Colors Feeling

Rules Don’t drink from the toilet. Don’t eat off my plate. Don’t chew my new sneakers, they don’t taste too great. Don’t mess up the carpet. Don’t shed on my bed. Don’t chase my dad’s Chevy or you won’t get fed. I wrote down these rules and I hoped they’d be followed. He thought it was homework. He chewed them and swallowed. Does this poem have a rhyming pattern? Yes – AABB Yes – AABB, then ABAB Yes – ABCB No – no rhyming How many verses in this poem?

Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom Don’t bring camels in the classroom. Don’t bring scorpions to school. Don’t bring rhinos, rats, or reindeer. Don’t bring mice or moose or mule. Pull your penguin off the playground. Put your python in a tree. Place your platypus wherever you think platypi should be. Lose your leopard and your lemur. Leave your llama and your leech. Take your tiger, toad, and toucan anywhere but where they teach. Send your wombat and your weasel with your wasp and wolverine. Hide your hedgehog and hyena where you’re sure they won’t be seen. Please get rid of your gorilla. Please kick out your kangaroo. No, the teacher didn’t mean it when she called the class a "zoo." Does this poem have a rhyming pattern? If so, what is it? How many lines are in this poem? How many verses in this poem?

My Noisy Brother My brother’s such a noisy kid, when he eats soup he slurps. When he drinks milk he gargles. And after meals he burps. He cracks his knuckles when he’s bored. He whistles when he walks. He snaps his fingers when he sings. and when he’s mad he squawks. At night my brother snores so loud it sounds just like a riot. Even when he sleeps my noisy brother isn’t quiet. Does this poem have a rhyming pattern? If so, what is it? How many lines are in this poem? How many stanzas in this poem?

Closure Tell someone: How do we check for rhymes and rhyming patterns? Why do poems use imagery? What is different between a line and a verse?