Poetry There are many words used in Poetry

Poetry

There are many words used in Poetry. Lets look at 12 of them and what they mean.

1. Alliteration: – Repetition of initial consonant sounds 2. Ballad: – A song-like poem that tells a story 3. Blank Verse: – Poetry written in unrhymed, ten-syllable lines

4. Concrete Poem: – A poem with a shape that suggests its subject 5. Free Verse: – Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter 6. Haiku: - A three-lined Japanese verse

7. Lyric Poem: – Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker 8. Rhythm: – Pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language 9. Onomatopoeia: – The use of words that imitate sounds

10. Rhyme: – Repetition of sounds at the end of words 11. Metaphor: – A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else 12. Simile: - A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas

Poetry Humour & Poetry

Humour • Humour in poetry can arise from a number of sources: – Surprise – Exaggeration – Bringing together of unrelated things • Most funny poems have two things in common: – Rhythm – Rhyme

Limericks • A limerick is a poem of five lines • The first, second, and fifth lines have three rhythmic beats and rhyme with one another. • The third and fourth lines have two beats and rhyme with one another. • They are always light-hearted, humorous poems.

Limericks There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a mane, And now he resembles a bear!

Limerick About a Bee I wish that my room had a floor, I don’t care so much for a door. But this walking around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore.

Another Limerick: There once was a man from Japan. All the while he hoped for a tan. So he lay on the beach, And ate a ripe peach, That came from a blue van.

Another Limerick There once was a very small mouse Who lived in a very small house, The ocean’s spray Washed it away, All that was left was her blouse!

You can create a limerick similar to this one… There once was a man from Beijing. All his life he hoped to be King. So he put on a crown, Which quickly fell down. That small silly man from Beijing.

Fill in the blanks and create your own Limerick. There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ____. So she/he __________, And ____________, That _____ from ______.

Good Luck !