1. 1st grade Bertha Boamah Poetry can be fun

2. A literary form of writing; Narrative poetry, dramatic poetry and acrostic poetry an expression of ideas and feelings in compact, imaginative, and musical language presented in lines and stanza include sensory images, figurative language, and sound devices. The main forms are Poetry

3. Elements of poetry Sound Rhyme Limerick rhythm

4. Styles of poetryrhyme and rhythm • Ding Dong Bell - Nursery Rhyme by Author Unknown • Ding dong bell! • Pussy's in the well! • Who put her in? • Little Tommy Lin. • Who pulled her out? • Little Tommy Stout. • What a naughty boy was that • To drown poor pussy cat, • Who never did any harm, • But killed all the mice in father's barn.

5. Limerick There once was an ape in a zoo Who looked out through the bars and saw YOU! Do you think it's fair To give poor apes a scare? I think it's a mean thing to do

6. Tools of poetry • Hyperbole • I am so tired I could sleep for a year • Simile • A comparison of two different things is written in a direct statement. • Imaginary • he felt like flowers were waving him hello • Allusion • Figure of speech