Poetry Terms

 Poetry: is a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed

in compact, imaginative, and often musical language.
 Form: is the structure of organization of a literary work and the way lines
in a poem are arranged.
 Sound devices: are alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, and
rhythm.
 Imagery consists of words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s five
senses.
 Speaker: is the voice that talks to the reader in a poem like the narrator
in a work of fiction.
 Lines: are what poems are written in, which can vary in length.
 Stanzas: are a group of two or more lines. A stanza is comparable to a
paragraph in prose.
 Free Verse: is poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm. Some
poets use free verse to capture the sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech.
 Rhyme: is a repetition of sounds at the ends of words. Words that rhyme
when their accented vowels and all letters that follow have identical sounds.
 Rhythm: refers to the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement
of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
 Meter: is a regular pattern of rhythm.
 Repetition: is a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is
repeated for effect or emphasis.
 Alliteration: is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of
words. Writers use alliteration for emphasis and to give their writing a musical
quality.
 Personification: is the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or
idea.
 Simile: is a comparison of two things that have the same quality in common.
In a simile, the comparison is expressed by means of a word such as like, as, or
resembles.
 Metaphor: is a comparison of two things that have some quality in common.
Unlike a simile, a metaphor does not contain an explict word of comparison, such
as like or as.
 Symbol: is a person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for
something beyond itself.
 Voice: is an author’s or a narrator’s voice in his or her distinctive style
or manner of expression. Voice can reveal much about the author’s or the
narrator’s personality.
 Rhyme Scheme: is the pattern of end rhyme in a poem. The pattern is
charted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter a, to
each line. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter.
True Bravery

I wonder what I’d see,

Maybe your bravery.
If I was at the war,
I might have known some more.

If I knew one more man

That was your army friend,
Someone you could have known,
I’d ask him why you’re gone.

Maybe you broke the wall.

You fought and saw him fall.
Maybe you risked your life,
To cure his pain and strife.

The soldier has just came.

Maybe he knows your name.
He stands in army stance.
This is my wanted chance.

“Did you know my best friend?”

“Yes, I knew this good man.
He strongly saved someone.
He’s why the war was won.

He was so brave and strong,

Never did any wrong.
He listened to us whine.
He taught us how to shine.

He taught us how to fight

For what was true and right.
He saved innocent ones.
He shot and fired the guns.

His greatest gift he gave,

Because his being brave.
He saved others and me,
And that’s true bravery.
Unforgettable Details

I think about things that happen

That greatly affect someone’s life.
It seems like the littlest things,
But they make all the difference.

Like what you get on a test,

Or what someone says to you,
But the worst part is when
You loose something or someone you love.

It doesn’t make sense when it happens.

It’s hard to understand why.
It seems like you’ll feel bud forever,
Confused and hurt.

You ask God why it happens

To an average person like yourself.
It’s changed your life, you’ll never forget
Such an unforgettable detail.

Ok, so you’re not getting the concept.

It’s hard to understand,
But my best friend’s friend died this summer,
And he was only sixteen.

He was so young, it could happen to anyone.

I didn’t even know the guy,
But how she felt helps you understand
That it’s ok to cry.

I know she’ll never forget it,

And I won’t forget myself.
You appreciate and learn from life.
You become close because you confide.

So what have I learned from this?

How do I really feel?
Sometimes things become better
After an unforgettable detail.

Haikus

Carley loves a dude.

His name is Orlando Bloom.
He is very hott.

The snow is falling.

It twirls in the frosty air.
The snowflakes will melt.

I hear the birds sing.

The birds flutter through the trees,
Chirping nature sounds.
Dreams
An Assortment of Ashley Rice Poetry
Assorted by Carrie Parker and Sarah Snow

It’s hard to sing your own joyous song,

But so long as you are true the strength within your own heart,
You can never go wrong.

Hold on to your dreams. They are as precious as laughter.

They are eternal, like stars. Dream!
Keep on dreaming!

To be anything that you want,

In one step or less, number one, go for it.
Make a wish. Hope it will come true,

And if you believe

you can do anything you want to do
Just do your part and be true to your heart.

Your guardian angel believes in you,

And one day you’re angel will say,
“Pink clouds. You’re dream’s come true.”

If anyone tries to tell you that you’re not that strong,

Don’t listen to discouragement. Know that you belong,
And if anyone tries to tell you you can’t sing your own song
Or make you’re way in the world,
Prove them wrong.
Hold on to your dreams and dance!

By
Carrie Parker