1. Elements of Poetry

2. Poetry is a form of literature that relies on length of line, sound, rhythm, and compression of statement.

3. Traditional Poetry-
Arranged in lines with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme

4. Nontraditional Poetry-
No regular rhythm and rhyme, though usually set up in lines

5. Poetic Form- The structure of a poem;
stanzas and pattern of rhyme and rhythm

6. Stanza-
Group of lines

7. Sound Devices- Rhyme-Words that end with the same sound
Rhythm-The beat or meter
Alliteration-Matching initial (first) sounds
Onomatopoeia-Use of words that imitate sound

8. Regular pattern of rhyming words (abc)
Rhyme Scheme
Regular pattern of rhyming words
(abc)

9. Poems with no regular rhythm and rhyme
Free Verse
Poems with no regular rhythm and rhyme

10. Narrative Poem-
Story told in verse

11. Repetition-
Repeated sounds, words, phrases, or lines

12. Refrain-
Regularly repeated line or group of lines

13. Imagery
Words and phrases that appeal to the senses

14. descriptions or comparisons not meant literally
Figurative Language-
descriptions or comparisons not meant literally
1. Simile-Comparison using like or as
2. Metaphor-Direct comparison
3. Personification-Giving human qualities

15. Theme
Message about life

16. Five Purposes of a Poem
1. Tell a Story 2. Reveal a Human Character 3. Impart a Vivid Impression 4. Express a Mood or Emotion 5. Convey an Idea, Attitude, or Message

17. Plain Sense
1. Sentences 2. Punctuation 3. Visual Arrangement

18. Dramatic Situation
1. Speaker 2. Audience 3. Subject 4. Occasion

19. Elements of Poetry Test coming soon to a classroom near you.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010