Elements of Literature:Poetry Sound and Sense

Mara Rockliff
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To persuade students about the elements of poetry and to help
them understand poetry better.
Directions: Read pages 616-619. Fill in the outline with information from the textbook pages 616619. Then complete the vocabulary foldables for the words found within the text.
I.

Words with their own music

A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
2.

II.

Moving to the Beat

A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.

C.
1.
2.

III.

Chiming Sounds
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
2.

IV.

The Beat Goes On

1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
2.

How to Read A Poem

Kyleen Beers
Introduction:

I.

Finding the Aha in a Poem

A.
1.
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B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
2.
D.
1.
2.