poetry. what do you know about poetry? raise your hand to answer!

POETRY

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT POETRY?

RAISE YOUR HAND TO ANSWER!

what is poetry?

expresses the music of language

teaches the richness of language

defines deep feelings

is personal

gives pleasure to reader/speaks to the reader

intended to be read aloud

explores

age appropriate to be appreciated

poetry word box

Rhyme

Rhythm

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Imagery

Repetition

what is a rhyme?

words that have the same sound

Example:

The tiny bird in the tree

Was singing songs just for me

what is rhythm?

Rhythm in poetry is a pattern created with long and short,soft and loud, weak and strong sounds

Example:

She drank from a bottle called DRINK MEAnd grew so tall.

She ate from a plate called TASTE MEAnd down she shrank so small

What is a simile?a figure of speech in which things are

comparedusing the words “as” or ‘like”

Example:

The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass.

What is a metaphor?

a figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is

another

EXAMPLE:

“The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.”

what is alliteration?

the repetition of words with the same beginning sound

EXAMPLE:

“Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies”

what is personification?

a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities

EXAMPLE:

“The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds”

what is onomatopoeia?

words that sound like the objects or actions to which they refer

EXAMPLE:

“A pesky mosquito buzzed around my head.”

What is imagery?

pictures that are created with words

EXAMPLE:

“I saw floating feathers on a silent pond.”

What is repetition?

the repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm

EXAMPLE:

“As the moon goes down and the stars disappear, I wait and wait, and wait, and wait.

As the crickets stop chirping, and the birdscome out, I wait, and wait, and wait.”

WHO AM I?

My hair is a ball of tangles yarn

The wind was a funnel in the sky

The sand on the beach was a skillet on my feet

WHO AM I?

The wild and wooly whale waited and wondered when we would walk by

WHO AM I?

The ocean swooshed across the shore

Crunch, crunch went the potato chips in my mouth

Whack! Was the sound the ball made when it came into contact with the

bat.

WHO AM I?

Snake scales slithered against the treeRain sprinkled on frosty grass

The sun drifting behind snow capped mountainsCrickets singing in the night

a cool midnight breezeAnd me

Imagining it all.

-5th grade Pawling Elem.

WHO AM I?

The deck sighed with relief at the removal of the heavy book

The eggs stared back at me, pleading with their eyes to not eat them

WHO AM I?

A centipede won an awardsurrounded by hundreds of fans

Though his speech only lasted a minuteIt took hours to shake all his hands

WHO AM I?

My fingers are like littleWorms coming out of their holes.

My teeth are as white as the winter snow.My heart is as cold as a snake’s blood

I live in a phone and eat electrons

-D.W. 5th grade

WHO AM I?

They said come skating;They said it’s so nice.

They said come skating;I’d done it twice.

They said come skating;It sounded nice...I wore roller-

They meant ice

WHO AM I?

Two boxes met upon a roadSaid one unto the other,“If you’re a box,And I’m a box,Then you must be my brother.Our sides are thin,We’re cavin’ in,And we must get no thinner.”And so two boxes, hand in hand,Went home to have their dinner.

THAT”S ALL FOLKS!