Poetry Unit Poetry A Mother holds her child

Poetry Unit

Poetry A Mother holds her child hands for a little while but there hearts forever • A type of literature that is rich in figurative language and unusual in structure

Structural Elements • The basic units that make up a poem: lines/verse, stanzas, rhythm, rhyme and meter

Mood The overall attitude or prevailing emotion or tone

Rhyme • Rhyme repeats the same ending sounds in different words. Rain - Tiny raindrops start to fall, They leave little dots upon the wall. Birds in trees stop their singing, Much needed water the rain is bringing.

Rhythm • The pattern of sound created by the syllables; also called the poem’s beat.

Stanza A stanza is a grouped set of lines/verses in a poem; similar to a paragraph, but found in poetry. Rain • Tiny raindrops start to fall, • They leave little dots upon the wall. • Birds in trees stop their singing, • Much needed water the rain is bringing. • • Water on leaves and trees and grass, Water on fences and bricks and glass. Rain is falling and the trees start to smile, It's finally raining, been dry for a while. Stanza 1 Stanza 2

Meter • A meter is the pattern of rhythm heard when a verse/line is read aloud. Meter sets up a strong pattern of strong and week syllables in each verse/line.

Verse/Line Each line in a poem is called a verse. V/L- 1 Row, row your boat V/L -2 Gently down the stream. V/L 3 Merrily, merrily V/L 4 Life is but a dream