poet Poet The term used for an author

poet

Poet: The term used for an author of poetry. Stanza: Poem paragraph Line of Poetry: Single line of words in a poem. DOES NOT need to be a complete sentence! Refrain: Phrase, line or stanza that is repeated after each stanza

I am outgoing and trustworthy. I wonder if ghosts are fiction. I hear the clock ticking as life goes on. I see my life flickering before my eyes. I want to play soccer all my life. I am outgoing and trustworthy. I pretend I am good at singing. I feel my heart hammering. I touch my future. I worry about the world coming to an end. I cry about being alone. I am outgoing and trustworthy. I understand I am getting older. I say never give up. I dream about having an extreme future. I try to inspire others. I hope to live forever. I am outgoing and trustworthy.

Rhyme Scheme: A pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines. We represent it using letters: ABAB, AABA, ABCB Once I made a snowman Handsome as can be In the snow he melted A sad sight to see. Basketball is not boring Dribbling, shooting, scoring The only way to play Is winning all the way. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there's some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.

Figurative Language - not to be taken literally, or word for word - stirs up your imagination - adds depth and color to writing

I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake.

The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.

Pe : n o i t a c i f i n o rs

The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.

Hyperbole:

She soared through the sky a million miles. It rained cats and dogs!

Imagery: Descriptive language that creates vivid impressions Sensory language: Language meant to appeal to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, and movement). Can be literal or figurative!

Poetic Techniques Devices used in poems to create effect

Alliteration :

The hippo slips flippantly into the sloppy soup. Tiny Ted talks too timidly.

Yeeeee Ahhhhhh Swish swish Chug chug!! Gluppp

i shall imagine life by e. e. cummings i shall imagine life is not worth dying, if (and when) roses complain their beauties are in vain but though mankind persuades itself that every weed's a rose, roses (you feel certain) will only smile

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 1) The wind whistled through the leaves.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 2) I love eating chocolate chip cookies.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 3) Her eyes were burning coals glistening in the dark night.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 4) The precocious girl popped her gum loudly.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 5) The smell of the pasta called my name.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 6) I called you a million times last night!

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 7) Her hair was as soft as silk.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 8) My head hurts so bad that it might explode!

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 9) After the boy threw it, the rock tap danced its way across the lake.

Practice Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 10) The children were angels when they were singing.