Characteristics of Poetry

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Characteristics of Poetry

• Figurative Language
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• Sensory Language

• Sound Devices
• ____________
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• Rhyme
• Meter
• Graphical Elements

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Forms of Poetry

• Ballads
• Concrete
• Limericks
• Rhyming Couplets

• Narrative
• Haiku
• Free Verse
• Lyric

3
_______________ Poetry

• Tells a story in ____________
• Often have elements similar to those in short
  stories, such as plot and characters

4
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• ______-______ Japanese verse form
• First and third lines each have five syllables
• Second line has seven syllables

5
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• Defined by its lack of strict structure
• No regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length or
  specific stanza pattern

6
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• Expresses the ____________ and ____________ of a
  single speaker
• Often highly musical verse

7
_________________

• ____________ poems that tell ____________
• Often deal with adventure and romance

8
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• ____________ to look like their subjects
• Poet arranges the lines to create a picture on
  the page

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• ____________, rhyming, five-line poems
• Specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme

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Rhyming _________________

• ____________ of rhyming lines
• Usually ____________ meter and length

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Your turn!

• Take a look at a few poems and answer these
  questions for each one.
• What is the title of the poem?
• What are some of the characteristics of this
  poem?
• What kind of poem is it?
• What are your thoughts about this poem?
• Is this poem difficult to interpret?