Introduction to Poetry

To follow strict rules of structure and rhyme

To reflect the poet's thoughts and feelings through artistic expression

To provide factual information in a concise manner

To entertain with humorous stories

It is a single word in a poem.

It is a group of lines that form a unit, similar to a paragraph in prose.

It is the title of the poem.

It is the rhyme scheme of the poem.

ABCD

ABAB

ABBA

BABA

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Rhyme scheme

The clouds looked like cotton candy.

The sun was bright in the sky.

He ran quickly to school.

She read a book.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

See, Hear

See, Taste

Hear, Smell

Touch, Taste

Ticking, tocking.

Head is rocking.

Run for shelter.

Rain starts to fall.

To exaggerate for emphasis

To compare two things directly

To appeal to the senses

To repeat consonant sounds

It gives human qualities to non-human things, influencing the reader's feelings and perspective.

It compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

It exaggerates statements for emphasis.

It repeats the initial consonant sounds in words.