2. Poetry Vocabulary Theme 1: Off to Adventure

3. beats  pulses that are the basic units of rhythm, used in both poetry and music  The sound pulses, or beats, in my poem are just like those in a song.

4. lines  rows of words printed or written across a page or column  Each of the lines in my poem starts with a capital letter. lines

5. pattern  A combination of features, actions, or events that are repeated in a recognizable arrangement  The words or sounds of a poem form a design or pattern, just like the colors and shapes in a quilt. AABB

6. rhyme  to agree or correspond in sound  Words like stuff and enough, plate and great, and cheese and please are words that rhyme. My Dog Chewed My Homework I’m glad to say my homework’s done. I finished it last night. I’ve got it right here in this box. It’s not a pretty sight. My dog chewed up my homework. He slobbered on it, too. So now my homework’s ripped to shreds and full of slimy goo. It isn’t much to look at, but I brought it anyway. I’m going to dump it on your desk if I don’t get an A.

7. rhythm  a series of pulses that repeat in a regular order  In my poem, sounds make pulses that repeat in a regular order. This order is the poem’s rhythm. Cockroach sandwich For my lunch, Hate the taste But love the crunch!

8. stanzas  groups of lines that make up divisions of a poem  My favorite poem is divided into three long parts, or stanzas. stanzas