Vocabulary

Poem A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme

Poetry The writings of a poet : poems

Rhyme One of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
a poem or song whose lines end in rhymes

Rhythm A regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements

Imagery Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind

Verse Writing in which words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern : poetry
A part of a poem or song : stanza

Ode A poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something

Stanza A group of lines in a poem : verse

Types of Poems
There are many different types of poems

They all share similarities.

Five poetic elements:
rhyme
imagery
rhythm
repetition
shape
how rhyme, rhythm, repetition are used to build the poem

What is poetry and how to write a poem: A BrainPop movie

Types of Poems

Limericks
Odes
Verse
Free verse