1. Terms and Elements
POETRY

2. SPEAKER
 We refer to the narrator of a poem as the
speaker.
 The speaker is not necessarily the poet, or
even a person.
 Who is the speaker in the following example?
But believe me, son
I want to be what I used to be
When I was like you.

3. LINES AND STANZAS
 A line is the row of words in a poem.
 A stanza is a group of lines forming a unit.
Example:
Open it.
Go ahead, it won’t bite.
Well…maybe a little.

4. RHYME
 Rhyme is the repetition of the same stressed
sound in any two or more words.
 Internal rhyme occurs within a line of poetry.
 End rhyme occurs at the end of lines.

5. RHYME SCHEME
 Pattern of end rhymes that are assigned a
different letter of the alphabet with each new
rhymes
Roses are red a
Violets are blue b
Sugar is sweet c
And so are you b

6. YOU TRY!
 The golden brooch my mother wore _______
 She left behind for me to wear._______
 I have no thing I treasure more_______
 Yet, it is something I could spare._______

7. SOUND DEVICES
Alliteration-the repetition of consonant sounds at
the beginning of words.
 Can you think of any?
Assonance-The repetition of vowel sounds
within a line of poetry.
Examples?
Onomatopoeia- the use of words that imitate the
sounds they represent.
Examples?

8. ONOMATOPOEIA, ASSONANCE, ALLITERATION
 And the stars never rise but I see the bright
eyes.
 Buzz, splat, boom
 In the steamer is the trout seasoned with slivers
of ginger.
 Fred phoned for you.

9. PERSONIFICATION/ ANTHROPOMORPHISM
 Personification is giving human
characteristics to a non-human object.
 Example: The stars danced in the sky.
 Anthropomorphism- Giving human form to a
non-human object.
 Example: The tree stretched her arms to the
sky.

10. IMAGERY
 Descriptive language that appeals to the
sense.
 How do poets benefit from using poetry?
 Example:
Her knotted hands showing slow blue rivers
Jerked nervously through cornbread frying.

11. TYPES OF POETRY
 Narrative- is a verse that tells a story
 Lyric- expresses the personal thoughts and
feelings of the speaker
 Dramatic- usually have one or more
characters that speak to themselves
throughout the poem.