Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem? You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least have two, you need to pick a different poem. Example from Poem Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words Example:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Example: By repeating the “p” sound, the author is attempting to remind the reader of a riddle. The repetition indicates playfulness. Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or nearby words. Example: “Soold it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” -Carl Sandburg, Early Moon Example: In this line, Sandburg uses the letter “o” to emphasize the long passage of time. The “o” is a soothing sound, and so the mood is pleasant despite the fact that Sandburg also uses words with negative connotations such as “old” and “no.” Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or nearby words. Example: Pitter and patter/chuckle, fickle, kick Example: In the first example, the repetition of the “t” sound reminds the reader of a constant, almost irritating sound like the tapping of raindrops on a pane of glass. Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound Example: “He saw nothing and heard nothing but he could feel his heart pounding and then he heard the clack on stone and the leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling.” For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Example: The words “clack” and “click” have a harsh tone that creates feelings of fear and shock—particularly in relation to a pounding heart. It’s almost as if the “click” and “clack are mirroring the sound of the pounding heart. Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs at the end of the line. Example: Internal = “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,” The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe External = “A word is dead When it is said,” A Word is Dead by Emily Dickinson  Example: The heavy sound of “d” in dreary coupled with the weaker sound of the whispery “w” combine to create a feeling of dread and helplessness. Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem? You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least have two, you need to pick a different poem. Example from Poem Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or nearby words. Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or nearby words. Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs at the end of the line. Types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE used. Example from Poem Explanatio.

1. Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem?
You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least
have two, you need to pick a different poem.
Example from Poem
Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey
Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of
adjacent or nearby words
Example:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Example: By repeating the “p” sound, the author is attempting
to remind the reader of a riddle. The repetition indicates
playfulness.
Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or
nearby words.
Example: “Soold it is that no man knows how and why the first
poems came.” -Carl Sandburg, Early Moon
Example: In this line, Sandburg uses the letter “o” to emphasize
the long passage of time. The “o” is a soothing sound, and so
the mood is pleasant despite the fact that Sandburg also uses
words with negative connotations such as “old” and “no.”
Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or
nearby words.
Example: Pitter and patter/chuckle, fickle, kick
Example: In the first example, the repetition of the “t” sound
reminds the reader of a constant, almost irritating sound like the
tapping of raindrops on a pane of glass.
Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound

2. Example: “He saw nothing and heard nothing but he could feel
his heart pounding and then he heard the clack on stone and the
leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling.” For Whom the
Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Example: The words “clack” and “click” have a harsh tone that
creates feelings of fear and shock—particularly in relation to a
pounding heart. It’s almost as if the “click” and “clack are
mirroring the sound of the pounding heart.
Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal
rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs
at the end of the line.
Example: Internal = “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I
pondered, weak and weary,” The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
External = “A word is dead
When it is said,” A Word is Dead by Emily Dickinson
Example: The heavy sound of “d” in dreary coupled with the
weaker sound of the whispery “w” combine to create a feeling
of dread and helplessness.
Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem?
You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least
have two, you need to pick a different poem.
Example from Poem
Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey
Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of
adjacent or nearby words
Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or
nearby words.

3. Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or
nearby words.
Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound
Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal
rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs
at the end of the line.
Types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE used.
Example from Poem
Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey
Metaphor – comparison between two unrelated items that share
common characteristics.
Example: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Sonnet
18 by Shakespeare
Explanation: By comparing his lover to a summer’s day, the
author is trying to showcase the sunny, lovely, and carefree
nature of his beloved.
Simile – comparison between two different things using “like”
or “as”

4. Example: “I would have given anything for the power to soothe
her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a
small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.” Lord Jim by
Joseph Conrad
Explanation: Conrad compares the soul to a bird trapped in a
cage. Pairing the simile with words like “torment,” “ignorance,”
and “cruel,” manages to emphasize the futility of the soul’s
desire for freedom. Although the soul fervently desires to be
free, it will never be—no matter how much it beats against the
obstacles binding it.
Personification – giving an idea, thing, or animal human
characteristics
Example: “Pearl Button swung on the little gate in front of the
House of Boxes. It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day
with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.” How Pearl Button
Was Kidnapped by Katherine Mansfield
Explanation: By personifying the wind as a small child playing
a game, Mansfield conjures an image of carefree entertainment
with the wind joining serving as a playmate to Pearl.
Sensory details – details that reflect the 5 senses (visual,
auditory, oral, touch, smell)
Example: “Her eyes were turquoise pools.” “The air was dense
with un-poured rain.”
Explanation: The dense air example reflects two sense: touch
and sight. The word “dense” reminds the reader of a heavy, non-
porous item making it easy to imagine a dark, heavy sky
overhead prior to a storm.
Hyperbole –exaggeration for effect
Example: “This suitcase weighs a ton.”
Explanation: Since the word “ton” is used in conjunction with
large, cumbersome loads too heavy for humans to lift, it
emphasizes the near impossibility of a mere mortal being

5. capable of picking up the case.
Types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE used.
Example from Poem
Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey
Metaphor – comparison between two unrelated items that share
common characteristics.
Simile – comparison between two different things using “like”
or “as”
Personification – giving an idea, thing, or animal human
characteristics
Sensory details – details that reflect the 5 senses (visual,
auditory, oral, touch, smell)
Hyperbole –exaggeration for effect
What FORM of poetry is it?
Evidence from Poem
How does this form help the author communicate his/her point?
CIRCLE which form the author used:
Narrative – poem that tells a story
Epic Poem – long, narrative poem about heroic deeds

6. Ballad – a song with a plot oftentimes about love
Lyric – no plot; rather just the speaker’s feelings on a topic
Ode – commemorative in nature; a poem often written to
something or someone ex. Ode to a Grecian Urn
Elegy – somber toned poem, lament for the dead
Sonnet – very specific formed poem that has 14 lines and
focuses on a central idea
**DO NOT choose a haiku or tanka. They are too brief.
Poetry Presentation Scoring Guide
Item
Title and Author (Spelled correctly with proper punctuation)
Theme (accurately stated in a complete sentence)
Form (correctly identified, with an example to show the form)
Sound Device 1 (accurately identified)
Sound Device 1 (quote from poem provided)
Sound Device 1 (explained how this device helped communicate
the theme)
Sound Device 2 (accurately identified)
Sound Device 2 (quote from poem provided)
Sound Device 2 (explained how this device helped communicate

7. the theme)
Figurative Language 1 (accurately identified)
Figurative Language 1 (quote from poem that shows it)
Figurative Language 1
(Explained the meaning and how it helped communicate the
theme)
Figurative Language 2 (accurately identified)
Figurative Language 2 (quote from poem that shows it)
Figurative Language 2
(explained the meaning and how it helped communicate the
theme)
Visual Appeal
Presentation is colorful, contains images that fit with the
poem’s theme. Whole poem or brief sections should be written
on the screen so that the audience can read along with the points
you’re making. Sound is incorporated—either voiceover or
music. The information from the three charts (sound device,
figurative language, and form) should also be incorporated.
Correct Grammar, spelling, punctuation
TOTAL SCORE