POETRY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Definitions. 1-15
• Poems an their definition 16-35
• Analysis of a poem36-37

DEFINITIONS

Simile
A comparison between two opposite objects using the words like or as.

Ex. He smells as bad as a dirty sock pile.

Metaphor
A comparison between two opposite things without using like or as.

Ex. Her eyes are shining stars.

Personification
When an inanimate object does things humans do.

Ex. Dogs pounded the tree.

Hyperbole
An exaggerated sentence.

Ex. I can hear the music from a mile away.

Onomatopoeia
A sound.

Ex. Bam! Sizzle. Wow!

Stanza
A group of lines in a poem. A poem paragraph.

Ex. Bird went up
Bird went down

Dog went south
Dog went north

Line
A row of words.

Ex. The police went after the criminal.

Meter
A unit of rhythm in poetry

Ex.
Shall.I..|..com.PARE..|..thee.TO..|..a.SUM..|..mer’s DAY?

Rhyme
Words with the same ending sounds.

Ex. Cat, hat. More,tour

Rhythm
The flow of words in the poem.

Ex. my MOTH-er ATE an AP-ple AND my FATH-er ATE a PEAR.

Alliteration
Words with the same beginning letter.

Ex. Patty pill poked a pine.

Assonance
Two or more words with the same vowel sound but different consonant sound.

Ex. I read with speed.

Consonance
Repetition of the ending consonant sounds.

Ex. Buckets of big blue berries.

Allusion
A brief or indirect reference of something.

Ex. Since when did you start acting like mom.

POEMS

Haiku
A poem with three lines.
The first line has five syllables. The second line has seven syllables. Then the third line has five syllables.

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Haiku

Grass grows green all day
The flowers bloom from the rain
The season is spring

Concrete poem

A poem in the shape of something.

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Cinquain

A five line poem with lines describing or relating to other lines.

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Quatrain
A stanza or poem with four lines with a rhyme scheme.

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Couplet

Two lines that have the same end rhyme and close to the same meter.

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Two Voice poem

A poem including two people speaking together at some times and individually at other times.

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Limerick

A poem with three long lines and two short lines using a rhyme sequence of aabba.

LIMERICK

Metaphorical poem

A poem using metaphors throughout the whole poem.

METAPHORICAL

I Am

An I Am poem is a poem describing someone or yourself.👀 All the lines start with I.

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This poem by Langston Hughes is about a person's dream about a world where everyone is free and there is no segregation. The poem also describes a world without greed and that there will be peace.