BrainPop Poetry

Poetry is meant to be read silently; prose is meant to be read aloud.

Poetry is more concerned with the sound and rhythm of words.

Prose pieces are longer than poems.

Prose pieces contain more facts; poems contain more feelings.

The sky was a brilliant blue.

The sky could not have been bluer.

A lone cloud floated across the sky.

The sky was a sea of blue.

Number of lines

Rhyme scheme

Rhythmic pattern

Ornate, descriptive language

ABAB

ABBA

AABB

ABCD

Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Virgil

(c. 70 BCE-19 BCE)

John Donne

(1572-1631)

Dante Alighieri

(1265-1321)

Poets tend to pack many points into each poem.

Poets often experiment with language and meaning.

You have to figure out the rhythm and meter before you can understand a poem.

Poets often invent new words, which is confusing.

Poetry is the best form of creative expression.

Rhyme is a form of repetition.

Songlyrics and nursery rhymes are forms of poetry.

Poetry is rarely found in newspapers and textbooks.

To create interesting rhythms

To inform readers of what everyday objects look like

To show off their writing skills

To encourage readers to think of everyday concept in new ways

Understand metaphors

Grasp its rhythm and rhyme

Figure out the main themes and the meaning

Identify with the narrator

More formal

Less formal

More interesting

Less interesting