1. What is Poetry? What is a Poem? Where can you find poetry in every day life? Music/song lyrics Television and magazine ads Books Newspapers Movies Others?

2. Rhyme Two or more words that end with the same sound Ex: Slim Jim Note: In poetry, words that rhyme are often used at the end of a line, phrase, or sentence.

3. Rhythm A repeating pattern of sounds and syllables Note: In poetry and music, a consistent number of syllables (or beats) are used to help create rhythm.

4. Imagery Words an author uses to help the reader visualize and imagine with the senses. Ex: It was a brisk, autumn evening. The wind gently rustled the leaves on the ground, creating a symphony of sights and sounds.

5. Free Verse  Poem that does not rhyme  Has no specific form

6. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds Ex: A tree house, a free house, a secret you and me house. ~ Shel Silverstein

7. Consonance The repetition of similar consonant sounds anywhere within words (different than alliteration) Ex: shaggy straggly~ from Love that Dog Dizzy Lizzy zooms around the kitchen

8. Figures of Speech  Metaphor  Simile  Idiom  Personification  Onomatopoeia  Alliteration  Hyperbole  Extreme exaggeration