What is POETRY?

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
And flies like it too!
 • is a type of writing
POETRY
where words and
sounds are
combined to create
ideas and feelings.
Key
Elements
of
Poetry
Rhyme
• is the sound of
a word or
syllable, not
the spelling.
 • The
particular
Rhythm beat of a
line of a
poem.
Stanza
• a section of a
poem consisting
of a few lines
arranged together
in a recurring
pattern of rhythm
and rhyme.
Think of it this
way:
• A Stanza is
to a poem as
a Paragraph
is to an essay
Metaphor • is the use
and of
Simile figurative
language.
Alliteration
lll
rrrrrrrr
ssssssssss

• Is the use of repetitive

sounds.
Kinds of Poetry
Lyric Poetry
• is any short poem
Imagery

• Is the attempt
to paint an
idea with
words.
Concrete Poetry
• Is the attempt to write
poetry as a picture.
Prose or •Prose or Free
Free Verse generally
does not have
Verse rhythm or rhyme.
•Prose is more like
everyday speech.
 • Elaborate and
Long
The Ode •
Full of high
praise and
noble feeling.
The Elegy
• is a meditation of life
and death.
–usually celebrating
famous people
The Sonnet
• a 14 line poem with a
certain pattern of rhyme
and rhythm
• many sonnets are love
poems.
The Limerick
• 5 line poem of
humorous verse
• rhyme scheme of
a-a-b-b-a
Nonsense Poetry
• A poem about
particularly
nothing at all.
 Haiku
• 17 syllables...arranged
in 3 lines
 Haiku
• 5 syllables
• 7 syllables
• 5 syllables
Narrative Poetry
• These tell stories
• There are 2 types.
 #1 Epics
• long poems that describe
heroes in battle or
conflicts between human
beings and natural and
devine forces.
 #2 Ballads
• tell shorter stories
about a particular
person
• ex. The Adventures of
Robin Hood
Dramatic Poetry
• The story is acted out
• Ex. Shakespeare