Here is the place for you to go to help you with any poetry classwork or homework. This will help you to prepare yourself to work on your mentor poems in class.
Here are some websites to guide your poetry journey. When you find a poem or a poet that inspires you, copy their poem into your notebook and follow the classroom guidelines for creating your mentor poem. You are not limited to these sites. You may search for poems or poets that are interesting to you, and are (obviously) appropriate for school. Be sure to also check out the books in the classroom, and your anthology to find other poems or poets to guide you.
Be creative! Be inspired! Have fun exploring poetry!
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
//www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poems-kids
https://www.care.com/c/stories/4025/16-classic-poems-for-kids/
https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/tag/poetry-2/
https://100.best-poems.net/100-best-kids-and-children-poems.html
Mentor: Performance piece:
Watch and hear Daniel Beaty…he doesn’t just read his poem…he performs it!
Think about:
HOW are you going to use the room and the space as you are reciting this poem?
This is: Physical Choice: the movement around the stage.
Remember how your TONE and EMOTION play a role in getting your ideas across.
Is it time to consider memorizing parts of your poem so you DO NOT need your paper?
This is: Repetition of words, patterns, and Line Breaks.
Poetry: Key Definitions
1. Imagery: Pictures that poets create with words that appeal to the five senses.
2. Inference: A reasonable conclusion you can draw based on information that is stated in an article, story, or poem.
3. Stanza: A group of lines of poetry, usually similar in length and pattern and separated by spaces (much like a paragraph, each stanza develops one idea)
4. Verse: A single line of poetry. It can be a complete sentence, but more likely, it is a part of a sentence.
5. Connotation: The emotional response that a word produces in a reader.
6. Denotation: The dictionary meaning of a word.
7. Rhyme: The repetition of sounds at the end of words. (bleak, streak)
8. Rhythm: The sound pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables
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Poetry Terms Review
- Rhyme: repetition of sounds
(cat/hat, green/mean)
- Alliteration: Repetition of a constant sound. Usually many words together that start with the same letter.
(Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. The “S” is the repeated sound)
- Onomatopoeia: A word that sounds like what it means
(hiss, buzz, rattle, bang)
- Imagery: A vivid description of things seen. Appeals to the five senses (Sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste)
(The daffodils gently wafted in the breeze, creating a peaceful feeling of tranquility, while the aroma of their blossoms tickled my nose)
- Simile: A comparison of two different things using “like” or “as.” (The vampire’s teeth were as sharp AS nails. The kitten was fluffy LIKE a cloud)
- Metaphor: A comparison of two things without using “like” or “as,” usually stating that something IS something else
(A train IS a dragon that rolls through the night)
- Personification: A comparison between a non-human and a human that gives the non-human the qualities of a human.
(The flowers BEGGED for water)
- Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. A figure of speech that is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is often used for humor.
(I am so hungry, I could eat a horse)