1. Poetry (n)
The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.

2. Rhyme
End rhyme – occurs when the rhyming words appear at the end of a line. “I once knew a man named Matt He had a great big hat”

3. Rhyme
Internal rhyme – occurs when the rhyming words appear in the middle of lines “A guy named Matt came in to the room He took off his hat and said hello”

4. Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme - the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. A poem’s rhyme scheme is noted by marking the LAST word in each line with a letter of the alphabet (starting with A and moving down the line.) Each rhyming word will be labeled with the same letter.

5. I once knew a man named Sam A
Married to a woman named Pam A
They liked to eat B
Especially meat B
And the meat they liked was ham A
If the next line ended with the word “house,” it would be labeled a new letter (C) because “house” does not rhyme with the previous words..

6. Rhyme
Sometimes words are meant to rhyme even though they don’t sound the same. For example, the words FLY and MISERY do not sound the same. However, these words may be intended to rhyme depending on the rhyme scheme the poet is using.

7. Rhyme
Sometimes, only the suffix of a word is suppose to rhyme. Typically we do not consider LIKEABLE and CAPABLE to be words that rhyme. However, these words can be meant to rhyme depending on the rhyme scheme the poet has laid out for us.

8. Why do we rhyme?
To influence the meaning of the poem. Rhyme schemes can be used to group similar thoughts and/or parts of a poem together.
To assist in the creation of a particular rhythm in a poem, helping to craft the poem’s overall meaning or feel.

9. Form
Stanza – a grouping of lines in poetry, usually separated from other stanzas by a blank line or indentation

10. Form
Types of stanzas: Couplet – two lines grouped together Tercet – three lines Quatrain – four lines Cinquain – five lines Sestet – six lines …and on and on and on and on…

11. Types of Poems
Sonnet – a poem of fourteen lines, typically having ten syllables per line. Shakespearean style sonnets apply the ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme, combining three quatrains and one couplet.

12. Because sonnets are made up of 3 quatrains and a couplet, poets are able to shift their ideas from one stanza to the next, while staying true to the poem’s overall theme.

13. Types of Poems
Haiku – A Japanese style poem that has three lines with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count.

14. The simplicity of a haiku allows the reader to use more of their own imagination in creating an image in their head, making the poem a different experience from person to person.

15. Types of Poems
Limerick – a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines have 7-10 syllables and rhyme. The third and fourth lines have 5-7 syllables and rhyme. Limericks have an AABBA rhyme scheme.

16. The simple, catchy rhyme scheme and the short length of the poem are ideal for humor. These traits also make the poems easy to remember and pass around to others.

17. Types of Poems
Acrostic – A poem in which a letter, usually the first, in each line spells out a word or phrase. Curled up in a small fluff-ball All snug and warm Thinking of mice and milk Slowly falling asleep

18. Because acrostic poems spell out a specific word or phrase it easy to keep the main theme in focus while both writing and reading them.

19. Types of Poems
Ode – a poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love and respect for someone or something.

20. Odes are usually written with more elevated (distinguished) language in order to better honor the subject. This can be done through meter and rhyme scheme as well.

21. Types of Poems
Kennings – A Kenning is a two-word phrase describing an object, often using a metaphor. Example: “life giver” A Kennings poem consists of several stanzas of Kennings.

22. Kennings poems, like acrostics, make it easy for the reader and writer to focus on the main theme or subject of the poem. The repeated two-word form provides multiple descriptions of the subject.

23. Meter and Rhythm
Foot – a unit of meter that contains a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables. Stressed syllables are marked with a “/” and unstressed syllables are marked with a “u”

24. Meter and Rhythm
Types of feet Iamb – [u/] as in the word “deLIGHT” Trochee – [/u] as in the word “HUNger” Anapest – [uu/] as in the word “unaWARE” Dactyl – [/uu] as in the word “MULtiple” Spondee – [//] as in the word “HOUSECOAT”

25. Meter and Rhythm
Monometer – exists when there is only one foot in a line of poetry Dimeter – two feet in a line of poetry Trimeter – three feet Tertrameter – four feet Pentameter – five feet

26. Meter and Rhythm
IMPORTANT!!! Meter is measured by the number of FEET in a line, NOT BY THE NUMBER OF SYLLABLES IN A LINE. You must first identify which type of foot exists, THEN count the feet to find the meter. This is true because some feet are two syllables long and others are three syllables long.

27. Meter and Rhythm
As an example, a line of poetry that contains 5 iambs would be called iambic pentameter.
That time| of year | thou mayst | in me | behold

28. Meter Steps to finding the meter in poetry
Decide what kind of feet exist in a poem by figuring out which syllables are stressed and marking the poem.
Count the number of those feet in a single line.
If you cannot see a pattern in these elements, the poem does not have a set meter.

29. Enjambment
Enjambment: A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line. When reading poetry, only pause when you come across punctuation, just like you would when reading normal writing.

30. Read the poem below without pausing at the end of the lines unless there is punctuation present. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and asleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.”

31. 3 types of poetry
1. Lyric Poetry: It is any poem with one speaker (not necessarily the poet) who expresses strong thoughts and feelings. Most poems, especially modern ones, are lyric poems. 

32. 3 types of poetry
2. Narrative Poem: It is a poem that tells a story; its structure resembles the plot line of a story.

33. 3 types of poetry
3. Descriptive Poem: It is a poem that describes the world that surrounds the speaker. It uses elaborate imagery and adjectives. It is more "outward-focused" than lyric poetry, which is more personal.

34. Denotation – The dictionary definition of a word
Word Meaning
Denotation – The dictionary definition of a word

35. Word Meaning
Connotation - an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

36. Figures of Speech
Metaphor – a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract. The snow was a white blanket. Maria is a chicken.

37. Figures of Speech
Simile – a metaphor using like or as. Sly as a fox. Dumb as a box of rocks.