3. RHYMERHYME
• Rhyme is used in
many poems. Using
words that sound alike
makes poetry fun to
read and write.
• Examples:
– drink & stink
– world & hurled
4. RepetitionRepetition
• 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
5. Alliteration
• 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.
6. Simile and Metaphor
• 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
7. Free VerseFree Verse
• Free verse is poetry that has neither a
particular beat or rhyme pattern. It usually
does have rhythm, however.
9. Patterned PoetryPatterned Poetry
• Patterned poems
usually do not rhyme!
• They follow a specific
pattern.
• Examples include
haiku, cinquain,
acrostic, initial, and
concrete poetry.
10. Video Clip:Video Clip: Hailstones and HalibutHailstones and Halibut
BonesBones by Mary O’ Neillby Mary O’ Neill
