7th Grade Poetry Handbook



7th Grade Poetry Handbook

Table of Contents:

1. Figurative Language

2. Sound Devices

3. Forms

Name:_________________________________

Period_________________________________

Ms. Brown

Figurative Language Word Splash

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Part One: Figurative Language

Definition: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Types:

1. ______________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________________

Metaphor

Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

1. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

2. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Video:

Metaphor: _________________________________________________________________

My Metaphors:

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Personification:

Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

3. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

4. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Sponge Bob Episode:

1. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________

My examples of Personification:[pic]

Simile

Definition:

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Example from the book:

5. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

6. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from Music Video

Song: ________________________________________________

Simile Example: __________________________________________________________________________________

My Simile Examples

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Symbol:

Definition:

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Example from the book:

7. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

8. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Part 2: Sound Devices

Definition: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Types:

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________________

Alliteration:

Definition:

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Example from the book:

9. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

10. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Name Example: (five words)

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My examples (must be five words long)

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

Repetition:

Definition:

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Example from the book:

11. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

12. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Assonance:

Definition:

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Example from the book:

13. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

14. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Consonance

Definition:

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Example from the book:

15. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

16. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Onomatopoeia

Definition:

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Example from the book:

17. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

18. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Rhyme:

Definition:

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Example from the book:

19. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

20. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Meter

Definition:

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Example from the book:

21. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

22. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Line: _____________________________________________________________________

Part 3: Forms of Poetry

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

Narrative

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

23. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

24. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Create the Plot Triangle “The Cremation of Sam McGee”

Haiku

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

25. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

26. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

My Haiku Poems

Directions: Create three Haiku poems.

Free Verse

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

27. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

28. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

My Free Verse Poem

Directions: Create a free verse poem. You may choose a topic of your choice. It must be 10 lines.

Lyric: Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

1. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

2. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Ballads

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

3. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Refrain: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

4. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Concrete

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

5. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

6. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

My Concrete Poems

Directions: Create three concrete poems. You may chose any topic.

Limericks

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the book:

7. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

8. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

My Limerick Poem

Directions: Create one limerick poem.

Rhyming Couplets

Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Example from the book:

9. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Lines: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Example from the library:

10. Page Number:__________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Lines: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Rhyming Couplet Poems

Directions: Create a 10 line poem that contains 5 rhyming couplets.

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Writing Literally

State Ideas Different Ways Speech Not

Metaphors Similes Symbol

Personification

In the following three boxes, create an example of a metaphor. You must illustrate your examples and give the literal meaning.

In the following three boxes, create an example of personification. You must illustrate your example and give the literal meaning.

In the following three boxes, create an example of a simile. You must illustrate your examples.

In the following three boxes, create a picture utilizing onomatopoeia.

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