1. Poetry
- refer to Lit book pgs

2. Lines and stanzas
Poems are broken up into lines. The length of each line and where it ends, contributes to the poems meaning and sound.
Lines often appear in groups or “stanzas” usually referred to as a poems “paragraph.”

3. Traditional,Free Verse, Narrative
Traditional poetry has a set # of lines and stanzas
Free verse poetry let’s ideas drive where each line breaks and when each stanza ends
Narrative poetry- Tells a story….has a setting, characters, and a plot

4. Tone and Mood
Remember, tone and mood will apply to poetry as well as other literature.
TONE- the attitude….will be negative, neutral, or positive
MOOD- the feeling of the poem….gloomy, happy, mocking, scolding, playful, etc….

5. Sound Devices- create musical quality in poetry and can also emphasize meaning
The Following devices are often used in poetry:
Rhythm
Repetition
Alliteration
Assonance

6. RHYME SCHEME The pattern of rhyming in a poem
Use an END RHYME to denote the rhyme scheme.
Ex- Twinkle, twinkle little star a
How I wonder what you are a
Up above the world so high b
Like a diamond in the sky b
Twinkle, twinkle little star a
How I wonder what you are a

7. Limerick
A 5 lined poem that is usually humorous with the last line often delivering a “punch line.” It’s rhyme scheme is usually
aabba

8. RHYTHM and REPETITION
Rhythm- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line.
2. Repetition- the use of a word, phrase, line or sound more than once to show importance.
Ex- Waving at the shore
Waving at the sky
Waving at my history
3. Meter- meter is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem…emphasizes the musical quality.

9. Alliteration
The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words or syllables….
EX: Klein could be clever or clueless, kind or cold, curmudgeonly or compassionate-all in the same day.
EX: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

10. Assonance
Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds or syllables within words.
EX: The moon was a radiant bloom in the speckled vase of night, Carrie couldn’t shake her gloom, try as she might.
EX: So they show they can float if not swim.

11. Onomatopoeia
The use of words that sound like what they are….(Think Batman)
EX: Pow, Buzz, Smack, Clank, Bang
POW!!!
BANG!