1. Poetry Lee Farrar Grade 4

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3. Couplet A couplet is a poem or part of a poem where two lines have words that rhyme at the end. God in his wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why. Ogdon Nash

4. Tercet A tercet will have three lines that have rhyming words at the end. Kitchen crickets make a din, Sending taunts to chilly kin, “You’re outside, but we got in.” Joan Bransfield Graham

5. Limerick A limerick is a poem with 5 lines where lines 1,2, & 5 will rhyme and lines 3 & 4 will rhyme. If you should see Bubby the Bear Please do your best not to stare The last that I heard When I got the word Two beehives were stuck in his hair Sarah Fanney

6. Not all poems use rhyming words But they will use a pattern

7. Acrostic An acrostic will use the first letter of a word to describe the word. An acrostic will use the first letter of a word to describe the word. For example the word For example the wordFUN Friends Unite Nicely By Lee Farrar

8. Haiku A Haiku is a type of Japanese poem that is about one topic in 3 lines. 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables In the rains of spring An umbrella and raincoat Pass by, conversing. “ Spring Rain” by Busan

9. Tools the Poets Use Alliteration: Sound the same at the beginning Alliteration: Sound the same at the beginning Onomatopoeia: Words sound like what they are. Onomatopoeia: Words sound like what they are. Hyperbole: Exaggeration Hyperbole: Exaggeration

10. Tools the Poets Use Simile and Metaphor: Comparison Simile and Metaphor: Comparison Personification: Giving human traits to non-human things Personification: Giving human traits to non-human things

11. Poetry in Motion Poetry is like the ocean Poetry in Motion Poetry is like a potion Poetry in Motion Poetry is like an explosion Poetry in Motion Poetry is like some soothing lotion Poetry in Motion Poetry is a form of devotion Poetry in Motion Poetry represents emotion Poetry in Motion by:Yeremiah Hardt