2. The Ode:  It’s a long, lyric poem usually addressed to a particular person,thing, place.  It generally uses similes, metaphors and imagery  The Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley used this form of poetry.  Pablo Neruda is a famous Latin American poet well- known for his odes. Ode to a Fountain Pen: “Oh beloved pen of midnight black ink, How I love to roll you down my nose.”

3. The Ode An ode is a poem glorifying and praising a person, place, or thing (it is positive!. The number of lines in every stanza is the same (you pick) The number of words per line is the same in every stanza! You pick the pattern, you pick the rhyme No more than 5 words/line

4. You pick the pattern: Max 5 words/line Required: 4 stanzas total…..One object/person/place……..1 simile (underline)…….Imagery Example: Summer Time 3 words, 4 words, 2 words 3 lines/stanza- You choose! Ode to Summer Time Little children run See all the fun Oh joy. Summer sun is Here to be absolutely The best