It’s rhyme time!

End rhymeRepetitionAlliterationOnomatopoeiaSimileMetaphorFree Verse

Rhyme is used in many poems. Using words that sound alike makes poetry fun to read and write.

Examples: drink & stink world & hurled

Repetition is used to make an impact on the poem’s tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the poem.

Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Chirping robin, budding rose. Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Gentle showers, summer clothes. By Shel Silverstein

Alliteration uses the same beginning word sounds over and over, like a tongue twister.

My beautiful bubbles burst and then, I simply blow some more again.

The setting sun slipped slowly down, Making room for the milky moon.

Similes are comparisons that use “like” or “as.” Her eyes are as green as emeralds. Clouds soft and fluffy like marshmallows.

Metaphors are comparisons that say one thing is another. My father’s anger is a volcano about to blow.

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.

Wham! Splat! Pow! I am in trouble now!

Patterned poems usually do not rhyme!

They follow a specific pattern.

Examples include haiku, cinquain, acrostic, initial, and concrete poetry.

Some types of poetry to know…..

Has three non-rhyming lines. First line has 5 syllables. Second line has 7 syllables. Third line has 5 syllables. Often about something beautiful in

nature.

Has five lines: Line 1: noun Line 2: two adjectives describing the noun Line 3: three verbs showing the actions of

the noun Line 4: a four-word phrase telling about

the noun Line 5: repetition of the noun or use of a

synonym for the noun

Five line poem Uses the rhyme scheme of a, a, b, b,

a Uses the syllabication of 8, 8, 5, 5, 8 Funny or nonsensical First line often begins with

“There once was…”

There once was a sweet little frog

Who lived by himself on a log.

He saw a fat fly,

And he said, “Oh my!

I think I’ll go out for a jog.”

Rhymes with 2

What happens?

How it ended?

Rhymes with 1 & 2

2 short snappy lines