1. You Mean Poetry Doesn’t Have To Rhyme?
A Language Arts Lesson

2. Poetry is…
Poetry is a creative process that uses language to create a response in the reader.

3. Let’s look at some examples…

4. Here’s one of my favorite poems…
  Oh, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor,
I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor-- And I don't like it--one bit.
Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up to my thigh. Oh, fiddle, It's up to my middle. Oh, heck, It's up to my neck. Oh, dread, It's upmmmmmmfffffffff Shel Silverstein

5. Here’s a special poem called a tongue twister…
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

6. Have you ever seen a movie with a scarecrow?

7. The Wizard of Oz
was first a poem!

8. Here’s another type of poem…
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Up above the world so far
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have the wish,
I wish tonight.

9. So what’s the point?

10. Poetry Poetry comes in many different forms! Poems Songs Skits Stories
Nursery rhymes
Myths and more!

11. To Rhyme or not to Rhyme Poetry doesn’t have to rhyme, in fact,
most poetry doesn’t rhyme.

12. So when you write a poem Don’t worry about trying to make it rhyme!
Instead focus on:
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration

13. Repetition
Because poems have less words, your choice of words are so very important. Repetition of a word or phrase is often used by poets to draw attention to a certain word, pattern, or create a rhythm. A lot of poems, books, and songs used repetition to emphasize a word or phrase. For example. . .

14. Repetition
Oh, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor-- And I don't like it--one bit. Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up to my thigh. Oh, fiddle, It's up to my middle. Oh, heck, It's up to my neck. Oh, dread, It's upmmmmmmfffffffff Shel Silverstein

15. Repetition: What words are repeated?
That’s right, “a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor, a boa constrictor” Why do you think they are repeated? *to create a rhythm for the poem *to evoke a sense of urgency for this dire situation

16. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when certain words are used that create a sound when they are said.
For example:
Buzz
Bang
Honk
Clang
Can you think of any?

17. Onomatopoeia
With your elbow partner, create a list in your notebooks of any words that make sounds. You have 5 minutes, go!

18. Onomatopoeia
What words did you think of? Gushing, whisper, splash, thump, ding dong, drip, whiz, plop, zip Don’t forget animal sounds: gobble, meow, baa, neigh, tweet, oink

19. Alliteration
Alliteration is repetition of the beginning consonant sound in a word or words. For example: A snake slithered silently in the swamp. What beginning sound is repeated? “s”

20. Alliteration
Alliteration is repetition of the beginning consonant sound in a word or words.
Let’s try some more. . .
1. A brown bear bounced along gathering berries in the woods.
2. The crazy kitty crawled into a cracked cupboard looking for water.

21. Alliteration
Alliteration is repetition of the beginning consonant sound in a word or words.
Now’s it your turn. In your journal come up with two “alliteration” sentences. Remember: it must make sense. 1. 2.