Poetry Resources by Kara Fuson https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources Start lovin' the written word! en-us 2021-04-22 00:36:43 UTC 2021-04-22 18:14:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Similes fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445033946 2021-04-22 00:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445033946 What is a Simile? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445036508 Definition: Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Example: Her beautiful eyes sparkled like diamonds in the sky.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445036508 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445037231 2021-04-22 00:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445037231 What is a metaphor? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445039323 Definition: Comparing two unlike things by saying one IS the other.

Example: Standing next to his baby brother, Carlos is a giant.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445039323 Metaphors fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445040104 2021-04-22 00:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445040104 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445041594 2021-04-22 00:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445041594 What is personification? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445043641 Definition: Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.

Example: My bed was calling me as I was doing my last homework assignment.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445043641 Personification fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445045325 2021-04-22 00:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445045325 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445047077 2021-04-22 00:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445047077 What is alliteration? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445069574 Definition: The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a group of words.

Example: She sells seashells by the sea shore.
]]> 2021-04-22 00:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445069574 Alliteration fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445075181 2021-04-22 00:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445075181 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445076027 2021-04-22 00:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445076027 What is mood? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445078741 Definition: The atmosphere or emotion in the poem created by the words used by the poet. 
Example:
happy, angry, silly, sad, 
thoughtful, excited, fearful
]]> 2021-04-22 00:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445078741 Mood fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445085024 2021-04-22 00:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445085024 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445086299 2021-04-22 00:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445086299 What is figurative language? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445088129 Definition: Language that’s intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind of the reader that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words involved.

Example: The sky misses the sun at night. (personification)
]]> 2021-04-22 00:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445088129 Figurative Language fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445089899 2021-04-22 00:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445089899 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445090516 2021-04-22 01:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445090516 What is meter? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445093293 Definition: The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry

Example: Shall I /com pare /thee to / a sum / mer's day?
- William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18"
]]> 2021-04-22 01:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445093293 Meter fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445093634 2021-04-22 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445093634 fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445095779 2021-04-22 01:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445095779 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445095940 2021-04-22 01:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445095940 What is symbolism fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445098522 Definition: Using an object or word to represent an idea.

Example: The color black in literature can represent evil or death.
]]> 2021-04-22 01:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445098522 Symbolism fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445098855 2021-04-22 01:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445098855 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445099844 2021-04-22 01:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445099844 What is tone? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445101893 Definition: The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Example: Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!” 

  • The tone of the son’s response is cheerful.

]]> 2021-04-22 01:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445101893 Tone fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445102952 2021-04-22 01:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445102952 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445104557 2021-04-22 01:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445104557 What is theme? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445105080 Definition: The overall message or lesson that applies to life that you can infer from the poem. 

Example: 
The waking sunshine, 
the sleepy sunset, 
the bright faces, 
that is family.  

The warm feeling, 
the tears that get wiped, 
the hug that holds you tight, 
that is family. 

The tearless nights, 
the everyday smiles, 
the echoed laughs, 
that is family. 


Theme: Your family is the most important thing. 


]]> 2021-04-22 01:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445105080 Theme fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445108042 2021-04-22 01:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445108042 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445108743 2021-04-22 01:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445108743 What are graphic elements in poetry? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445111039 Definition: Graphical elements of a poem refer to the type of capitalization and punctuation it uses, the length of the lines, and the positioning of the words.

Example: A Bird came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson
                                     A Bird came down the Walk—
                                     He did not know I saw—
                                     He bit an Angleworm in halves
                                     And ate the fellow, raw,]]> 2021-04-22 01:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445111039 Graphical Elements fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445113454 2021-04-22 01:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445113454 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445116291 2021-04-22 01:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445116291 What is repetition? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445117958 Definition:  The use of any element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence—more than once.

Example:
Let’s throw sticks in the creek all day.
Let’s not do the things we planned.
Let’s watch sticks flitfloat away. 
Everyone will understand. 



]]> 2021-04-22 01:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445117958 Repetition fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445119284 2021-04-22 01:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445119284 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445120611 2021-04-22 01:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445120611 What is Rhyme (scheme) fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445121557 Definition:
Rhyme: the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
Rhyme Scheme: the organization of rhyming words in a variety of patterns.
Example: (AABB)   
I think that I shall never see (A)
A poem lovely as a tree. (A)
A tree that may in summer wear (B)
A nest of robins in her hair. (B) ]]> 2021-04-22 01:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445121557 Rhyme fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445123071 2021-04-22 01:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445123071 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445124415 2021-04-22 01:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445124415 What is imagery? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445125238 Definition: The use of images— descriptive, sensory language appealing to the senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
Example: 
a sea of cars
honked horns and locked doors fresh rain approaching
checkout line candy
I’d better return this cart fast]]> 2021-04-22 01:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445125238 Imagery fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445126684 2021-04-22 01:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445126684 Learn more here fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445128170 2021-04-22 01:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445128170 What is writer's voice? fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445131314 Definition: The powerful words on a page that form a relationship with you and the writer. Voice is your personality and resonance flowing in print.   
Example: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair,
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor
Bare.
**The voice in this poem is a weary mother talking to her son about the hardships of life

]]> 2021-04-22 01:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445131314 Voice fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445132708 2021-04-22 01:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445132708 Learn more here! fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445134381 2021-04-22 01:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1445134381 Inauguration Poem: The Hill We Climb fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448734591 2021-04-22 18:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448734591 The Miracle of Morning fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448735588 2021-04-22 18:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448735588 Traffic Jam fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448736409 2021-04-22 18:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448736409 Dear Basketball fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448736916 2021-04-22 18:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448736916 Dear Future Generations: Sorry fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448737758 2021-04-22 18:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448737758 fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448739439 2021-04-22 18:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448739439 fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448740372 2021-04-22 18:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448740372 fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448741748 2021-04-22 18:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448741748 fusonk https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448745261 2021-04-22 18:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fusonk/poetryresources/wish/1448745261