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Poetry
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What is Poetry???? »Meaning and emotion »Rhythm »Sound patterns »Figurative language »Sense imagery »Meaning and emotion »Rhythm »Sound patterns »Figurative language »Sense imagery
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What is Poetry????? It is an expression of ideas and feelings through rhythm with beautiful and imaginative words.
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In the beginning, poetry was shared orally by minstrels who traveled throughout the countryside. Many poems were sung to listeners.
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Elements »Rhyme »Rhythm »Repetition »Line breaks »White Space »Rhyme »Rhythm »Repetition »Line breaks »White Space »Mood »Word Choice »Line »Stanza »Punctuation
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Poetic Forms »Lyric »Narrative »Couplets »Tercets »Quatrains »Cinquains »Lyric »Narrative »Couplets »Tercets »Quatrains »Cinquains »Limericks »Ballads »Haiku »Free verse »Concrete
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1.Lyric Poem- Any short poem that describes a moment, feeling, or scene. 2. Narrative Poem- Longer poem that tells a story.
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3. Couplet (Couple) Two lines of a poem that rhyme.
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4. Tercet Three lines of poetry that have some type of rhyming pattern.
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5. Cinquain Prescribed free verse poem with five lines.
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6. Limerick »Humorous »One stanza »Five-line verse »Lines 1,2,5 rhyme and the same length »Lines 3,4 rhyme and the same length, but shorter »Humorous »One stanza »Five-line verse »Lines 1,2,5 rhyme and the same length »Lines 3,4 rhyme and the same length, but shorter
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There Was An Old Person Whose Habits There was an old person whose habits Induced him to feed upon rabbits; When he’d eaten eighteen, He turned perfectly green, Upon which he relinquished those habits. - Edward Lear
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7. Ballad »Long »Narrative »Often sung »Often romantic or heroic »Long »Narrative »Often sung »Often romantic or heroic
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8. Haiku »Lyric »Unrhymed »Seventeen syllables on three lines »Syllable count of five seven five »Nature »Lyric »Unrhymed »Seventeen syllables on three lines »Syllable count of five seven five »Nature
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Small bird, forgive me I’ll hear the end of your song in some other world - anonymous
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9. Free Verse »Unrhymed »Little or no rhythm »Abstract topics »Reflect on something »Unrhymed »Little or no rhythm »Abstract topics »Reflect on something
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Last Day of School Look out! If you aren’t careful it will happen like this: Someone will say the word and that word will catapult you down the halls out the doors and into a serious collision with SUMMER!
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10. Concrete Poem (Shape Poem) »Printed in a shape the signifies the subject »Must be seen when heard »No rhyme or rhythm »Printed in a shape the signifies the subject »Must be seen when heard »No rhyme or rhythm
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Which type of poem do you prefer? Lyric or narrative Explain the difference.
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Which type of poem do you prefer to read? Why? Humorous Animals Fun Experiences
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Which poetic form do you prefer to use when writing poetry? Limericks Ballads Haiku Free verse Concrete
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Quiz Time Hold up your pinch cards placing your finger on the letter for the correct answer.
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Which type of poem is often humorous. A.Cinquain B.Limerick C.Stanza D.Fiction A.Cinquain B.Limerick C.Stanza D.Fiction
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B. Limerick
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What type of poem must be seen when heard? A.Lyric B.Couplet C.Concrete D.Free Verse A.Lyric B.Couplet C.Concrete D.Free Verse
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C. Concrete
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What is Free Verse? A.Unrhymed, little or no rhythm B.Three lines with a pattern or rhyme C.Two lines that rhyme D.Prescribed five line poem A.Unrhymed, little or no rhythm B.Three lines with a pattern or rhyme C.Two lines that rhyme D.Prescribed five line poem
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A. unrhymed, little or no rhythm
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How many lines are in a Haiku? A.18 B.100 C.5 D.3 A.18 B.100 C.5 D.3
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Which is not an element of Poetry? A.Stanzas B.Rhythm C.Paragraphs D.Figurative language A.Stanzas B.Rhythm C.Paragraphs D.Figurative language
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C. Paragraphs
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