Name: _____________________________

Date: _____________________________

Characteristics of Poems
Intro to Poetry Notes

1. Some poems _________________________. These poems have a rhyme

_________________________.
2. Some poems _________________________ rhyme. These are called
_________________________ verse poems.

3. Some poems are _________________________, some are _________________________,

others are _________________________.

4. Some poems are _________________________ and others are

_________________________.

5. Some poems tell a _________________________. These are called

_________________________ poems. Some of these can actually fill whole
_________________________. These are called _________________________ poems.

6. The meaning of some poems depends on the _________________________. Other poems

are meant to be read _________________________. Some are even meant to be
_________________________ or _________________________ out.

7. Many poets use _________________________ details and _________________________

to bring their poems to life.

8. Most poems use techniques called poetic _________________________. Some poetic

devices include __________________________, ___________________________, and
___________________________. Have you heard of any of these before? We will learn
more about them later in the week.

So now that we know a little about poems, let’s revisit our four texts from earlier.
 Name: _____________________________
Date: _____________________________

Characteristics of Poems
Intro to Poetry Notes

1. Some poems __________rhyme_______________. These poems have a rhyme

___________scheme______________.
2. Some poems ________don’t_________________ rhyme. These are called
______________free___________ verse poems.

3. Some poems are _________________________, some are _________________________,

others are _________________________.

4. Some poems are _________________________ and others are

_________________________.

5. Some poems tell a ________story_________________. These are called

___________narrative______________ poems. Some of these can actually fill whole
__________book_______________. These are called _____________epic____________
poems.

6. The meaning of some poems depends on the _______structure? Format?______________.

Other poems are meant to be read _________aloud________________. Some are even
meant to be __________sung_______________ or ___________acted_____________ out.

7. Many poets use _______sensory_______________ details and

________imagery_______________ to bring their poems to life.

8. Most poems use techniques called poetic _______devices________________. Some poetic

devices include _______simile___________________,
____________metaphor_______________, and _________personification (we could add
more here) __________________. Have you heard of any of these before? We will learn
more about them later in the week.
So now that we know a little about poems, let’s revisit our four texts from earlier.