Transcript Poetry Vocabulary

Poetry Vocabulary
Theme 1: Off to Adventure
beats
 pulses
that are the basic
units of rhythm, used in
both poetry and music
 The
sound pulses, or
beats, in my poem are
just like those in a song.
lines
 rows
of words
printed or written
across a page or
column
 Each
of the lines in
my poem starts
with a capital
letter.
lines
pattern

A combination of
features, actions, or
events that are repeated
in a recognizable
arrangement

The words or sounds of
a poem form a design or
pattern, just like the
colors and shapes in a
quilt.
AABB


rhyme
to agree or
correspond in sound
Words like stuff and
enough, plate and
great, and cheese
and please are words
that rhyme.
My Dog Chewed My Homework
I’m glad to say my homework’s done.
I finished it last night.
I’ve got it right here in this box.
It’s not a pretty sight.
My dog chewed up my homework.
He slobbered on it, too.
So now my homework’s ripped to shreds
and full of slimy goo.
It isn’t much to look at,
but I brought it anyway.
I’m going to dump it on your desk
if I don’t get an A.
rhythm

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a series of pulses that
repeat in a regular
order
In my poem, sounds
make pulses that
repeat in a regular
order. This order is
the poem’s rhythm.
Cockroach sandwich
For my lunch,
Hate the taste
But love the crunch!
stanzas
 groups
of lines that
make up divisions of a
poem
 My
favorite poem is
divided into three long
parts, or stanzas.
stanzas