1. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics. Using the Raven as a  Poems often feature Rhyming.  * Some poems use rhyming words to create a certain effect. * Not all poems are rhyming. Poetry that does not rhyme is called "free verse poetry.“  “Ah distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December,  And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”

2. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics.  Rhythm  * Sometimes poets use repetition of sounds or patterns to create a musical effect in their poems. *Rhythm can be created by using the same number of words or syllables in each line of a poem. * Rhythm can be described as the beat of the poem.  “Once upon a midnight dreary,  While I pondered weak and weary,”

3. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics.  Figurative language.  * Figurative language is often found in poetry. The following types of figurative language are often seen in poems.  - Simile - Compares two things using "like" or "as." example: The girl is like a tornado on the basketball court.  ' Metaphor - Comparing two things by saying one thing actually is another thing. Example: The girl is a tornado on the basketball court.

4. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics.  Figurative language.  ' Personification - Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing. Example: The autumn leaves danced across the street.  Alliteration – the repeated sound of the first consonant in a series of multiple words.  Example: “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain..”

5. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics.  Shape  You can tell you are reading a poem based on the way it looks. A book of poems looks different from a regular novel.  * Poems are written in stanzas. Stanzas are groups of lines within a poem that are similar in rhyme, rhythm, or style. Often, there is a break between stanzas.

6. Poetry – What makes a poem a poem? 5 Characteristics.  Mood  The mood of a poem is the feeling that it has. A poem can be sad, gloomy, humorous, happy, etc.