poetry part four a unit on types of poetry and literary terms

Poetry Part Four A Unit on Types of Poetry and

Literary Terms

ONOMATOPOEIA

• Words that imitate the sound they are naming

BUZZ• OR sounds that imitate another sound “The silken, sad, uncertain, rustling of each purple curtain . . .” (purple curtain is also an example of

assonance)

Hiccups

Dear Hiccups,

You’re the enemy of my mouth and throat.

You’re the worst thing that could ever- hic- happen!

If you ever should disturb me again,

I shall toss you out of my vocal chords.

You’re like hail on an angry alligator.

So, catch my drift, dear hiccups-hic-

and get far, far away.

Get out-hic-DEAR, AWFUL HICCUPS!

-hic- Jennifer Nussinow

Onomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.

• Wham! Splat! Pow! I am in trouble now!

Chug chug chug!!

Swish swish swish

Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh

Glippp Gluppp Gluppp

ALLITERATION

• Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

Alliteration begins with the same letter and sound!

• Alliteration is used to make writing and reading…

• MORE INTERESTING!

Here is another example using the word SNOW:

• Snow sends shivers up Sara’s spine.

Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday.

Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday.

Click here to read more alliterations.

Alliteration

• Alliteration uses the same beginning word sounds over and over, like a tongue twister.

• My beautiful bubbles burst and then,• I simply blow some more again.

• The setting sun slipped slowly down,• Making room for the milky moon.

HaikuA poem where there are 5 syllables in the 1st line 7 in the second line5 in the 3rd line.

Haiku Poems

Nature HaikuGreen grass in April

Birds begin to sing in treesChildren playing outside

By Sean

Nature HAIKUFROGS jumping around

Frogs hopping away from snakesFrogs doing cool tricks

by Nicholas

Tanka

Thunderclouds building

Gathering strength as they grow

Releasing themselves

Pouring life-giving torrents

Cleansing the world in shower

5 syllables

5 syllables

7 syllables

7 syllables

7 syllables

TankaLet’s try one together:

Title:

5 syllables

5 syllables

7 syllables

7 syllables

7 syllables

• Assignment:

• Write a Headline Poem OR• Poem with alliteration OR Tanka

Now let’s venture into the following websites to search for alliteration, haiku and tanka poems.http://www.gigglepoetry.com

Headline Poem: a poem that uses clippings from newspapers or magazines to create a message.