Characteristics of Poetry  Figurative Language  ____________  Sensory Language  Sound Devices  ____________  Rhyme  Meter  Graphical Elements

Forms of Poetry  Narrative  Haiku  Free Verse  Lyric Ballads Concrete Limericks Rhyming Couplets

_______________ Poetry  Tells a story in ____________  Often have elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters

______________  ______-______ Japanese verse form  First and third lines each have five syllables  Second line has seven syllables

______________ _____________  Defined by its lack of strict structure  No regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length or specific stanza pattern

________________  Expresses the ____________ and ____________ of a single speaker  Often highly musical verse

_________________  ____________ poems that tell ____________  Often deal with adventure and romance

__________________  ____________ to look like their subjects  Poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page

__________________  ____________, rhyming, five-line poems  Specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme

Rhyming _________________  ____________ of rhyming lines  Usually ____________ meter and length

Your turn!  Take a look at a few poems and answer these questions for each one.  What is the title of the poem?  What are some of the characteristics of this poem?  What kind of poem is it?  What are your thoughts about this poem?  Is this poem difficult to interpret?