Fifth Grade Poetry Unit 2
Fifth Grade Poetry Unit 2
Fifth Grade Poetry Unit 2
- Mother Goose
Acrostic Poetry
Definition: Example:
The first letters of each Music
line form a word or
message relating to the
subject M y head is full of rhythm
The letters of the subject U ntil I can barely sit still
written vertically
S ee me move to the beat
Each line begins with a
word or phrase that starts
I t does the same for others
with that letter C an you feel the magic of
Does not have to rhyme music?
Simple, based upon one
word
Teacher
-Edward Lear
Poetry
Vocabulary
Figurative Language: an elaborate way of expressing
yourself in which you dont say
exactly what you mean
A form of Example:
figurative language
in which things are
Her hair is silk.
compared by
stating one thing
is another.
Like and as are
not used.
Similes
Example:
A comparison of She is as beautiful
two things using as a sunrise.
like or as
Usually comparing
2 unlike things
My love is like a red
rose.
Personification
Definition: Examples: