Poems Whats in a Poem Writers use different

Poems!!! • What's in a Poem? Writers use different literary techniques, poetic forms, and sound patterns to create rich imagery and emotional connections with readers. Use this glossary to inspire your budding poet.

• n Learning about the use and special features of poetry. You will then be tested to see how well you can read and identify these different kinds of poetry.

Similes • • • to be like or similar to something- A simile is “similar or alike. ” A way of describing something by using "like" or "as" to compare it to something else (Her eyes were like stars. ) A simile is a figure of speech that indirectly compares two different things by employing the words "like", "as", or "than". Similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities.

Similes As soft as a baby's bottom As solid as a rock As sour as vinegar As sticky as jam As stiff as a board As straight as an arrow As strong as an ox As sturdy as an oak As sweet as honey As tall as a giraffe As thick as a brick As thin as a toothpick

Now you try. . As poor as a _______. As strong as an ______, As cute as a ______, As smart as ______. As thin as a ______, As white as a ______, As fit as a ______ As dumb as a ______. As bald as an ______, As neat as a ______, As proud as a ______, As ugly as ______.

Metaphor • • Describing something by comparing it to another object or thing without using "like" or "as" (The moon was a shining jewel. ) Conventional Metaphors- We find it in advertising slogans: "Life is a journey, travel it well. “-(United Airlines) "Life is a journey. Enjoy the Ride. “-(Nissan) • Metaphor is the concept of understanding one thing in terms of another. A metaphor is a figure of speech that constructs an analogy between two things or ideas; the analogy is conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word. Metaphors compare things without using "like" or "as. "

Metaphors • A heart of stone. . He has the heart of a lion. . You are the light in my life. . She is my East and my West, my compass… Life is a mere dream, a fleeting shadow on a cloudy day… Love is a lemon - either bitter of sweet. . Jumping for joy. . Rolling in dough. . Apple of my eye. . It is raining cats and dogs. . Love is a fragile flower. . Life has a tendency to come back and bite you in the butt. .

Similes vs. Metaphors • • A metaphor is an equation where a simile is an approximation. Metaphors compare two things directly. For instance, a simile that compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: "Chris was a record-setting runner and as fast as a speeding bullet. " A metaphor might read something like, "When Chris ran, he was a speeding bullet racing along the track. "

Personification • Personification is an metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person. The term "personification" may apply to: ■ A description of an object as being a living person or animal as in: "The sun shone brightly down on me as if she were shining for me alone". In this example the sun is depicted as if capable of intent, and is referenced with the pronoun "she" rather than "it" • A type of metaphor where human characteristics or feelings are given to an animal, object, or idea (the brave tree)

• • • Write these down!!! A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes the other. A simile is an indirect comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as to compare them. Personification is when a non-human or non-living thing gets human qualities and is able to do things that people can.

Imagery • usage of details and descriptions in order to create a sensory experience for the reader. Imagery/Image are the elements in a literary work used to evoke mental images, not only of the visual sense, but of sensation and emotion as well. Imagery can be figurative or literal, and also applies to the concrete things so imaged.

IMAGERY Is the use of words or phrases that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. • SMELL • TOUCH • TASTE • SIGHT • HEAR

Repetition • Repetition of a sound, syllable, word, phrase, line, stanza, or metrical pattern is a basic unifying device in all poetry. It may reinforce, supplement, or even substitute for meter, the other chief controlling factor in the arrangement of words into poetry

REPETITION • Is used to emphasize a particular word or idea or to develop a poem’s rhythm or beat.

• WRITE THESE DOWN Imagery: Is the use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. • Repetition: Is the repeating of a word or phrase in a poem

Alliteration n n Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words. Alliteration poems tend to be tongue twisters. They are written for the fun they bring when they are read.

Alliteration Examples • Down the slippery slide they slid Sitting slightly sideways; Slipping swiftly see them skid On holidays and Fridays. n Sheila Shorter sought a suitor; Shelia sought a suitor short. Sheila’s suitor sure to suit her; Short’s the suitor Sheila sought! by Michael Rosen

Onomatopoeia use of words whose sounds echo their meaning.

Onmonopeia Examples • Buzz • Whisper • Gargle • Oink • Murmur

TIME FOR REVIEW!! • Onomatopoeia • Repetition • Alliteration • Metaphor • Personification • Simile • Imagery