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6th Grade English Language Arts
Let’s Review:
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Figurative Language:
Words and phrases that add color to
writing and are NOT to be taken literally!
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Sensory Language:
Language that is meant to appeal to
the senses.
It can be literal OR figurative!
Let’s Review:
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Poet: The term used for an author of
poetry.
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Stanza: Poem paragraph
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Line of Poetry: Single line of words in a
poem. DOES NOT need to be a complete
sentence!
Let’s Review:
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Rhyme - repetition of sounds at the ends
of lines of poetry
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Rhyme scheme – pattern of rhyme at the
ends of lines in poetry (ABAB, ABBA,
AABB, etc.)
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Refrain: Phrase, line or stanza that is
repeated after each stanza
“Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too” by Shel Silverstein
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too
Went for a ride in a flying shoe.
"Hooray!” "What fun!” "It's time we flew!"
Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle was captain, and Pickle was crew
And Tickle served coffee and mulligan stew
As higher, and higher, and higher they flew,
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,
Over the sun and beyond the blue.
"Hold on!” "Stay in!” "I hope we do!"
Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle too
Never returned to the world they knew,
And nobody knows what‘s happened to
Dear Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.
How many
stanzas are
there in this
poem?
What is the
rhyme scheme?
Is there a
refrain?
What is it?
No
rhyme scheme
No set line lengths
No particular structure
Don’t follow the rules but are
still considered an artistic
expression
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I am artistic and helpful
I wonder why people are polluting
I hear laughing all the time
I see soccer balls in the distance
I want to be heard
I am artistic and helpful
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I pretend to go to outer space
I feel restless and worked up
I touch God
I worry about global warming
I cry for my hamsters
I am artistic and helpful
I understand that people die
I never say never
I dream about the future
I try to play soccer
I hope to improve my learning
skills
I am artistic and helpful
Mom made me a beautiful plum cake,
Fragrant with spices and fruit
And covered with sugar all sparkling as ice
Rich and sweet, it called to me
Promising to solve the world’s problems.
On-Level
and Pre-AP:
Finish your “I Am” poem
Pre-AP:
Write a second, short
free verse poem
 The
simplest rhymed pattern
 Two rhyming lines
 Often funny
Examples:
Papa’s what we call my dad,
Don’t go near him when he’s mad.
The teacher called the students in
Then wished she could escape the din.
 Four-line
poems
 Usually
follow a set rhyme scheme
(AABB, ABAB, ABBA, etc.)
 May
be grouped together in stanzas to
form a long poem.
The rushing ocean waves
Upon this cake of ice is perched
The paddle-footed Puffin;
To find his double we have searched,
Beat harshly on the sand.
They roar and crash and foam
As they break upon the land.
But have discovered – Nuffin!
- fjaklfjka
Bumping at the windowpane
He fought against the solid air
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
That held him as a prisoner there,
But all his struggles were in
vain.
 On
Level: Two couplets, one quatrain
 Pre-AP:
Three couplets, two quatrains
Remember,
 They can be about anything!
 Try
to make them silly or funny.
Haiku
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Invented in Japan
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Often reflects on an aspect of nature, emotions
or experiences
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Composed of three short, unrhymed lines
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Lines have:
 5 syllables
 7 syllables
 5 syllables
Haiku
Gently drifting down
Winter flurries are
coming
Tickling my cold face
~ 6th grade student
The rain falls softly
On my newly
polished car....
Dang Texas weather!
~ Ms. Cox
Write a Haiku
1. Think of an object, an emotion, something
in nature, or an experience you’ve had.
2. Put it three lines that have:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
3. Now, write two more (four more for Pre-AP)
The
first letters of each line spell out a
word or phrase (a name, an emotion, an
object, etc.)
The
first letter of each line is
capitalized and the poem runs
vertically down the page.
The
lines don’t need to rhyme.
1. Decide what to write about.
2. Write your word down vertically.
3. Brainstorm words or phrases that describe
your idea.
4. Place your brainstormed words or phrases on
the lines that begin with the same letters.
5. Fill in the rest of the lines to create a poem.
Limerick
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A five-line “nonsense” poem written with:
– 2 lines that rhyme (couplet)
– 3 lines that rhyme (triplet)
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Rhyme scheme is A, A, B, B, A
– Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme
– Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
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Lines 1, 2 and 5 have around 8 syllables each
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Lines 3 and 4 have around 5 syllables each
Limerick
It was quite a frightening
night
The ghosts and the
witches took flight
Children all hasty
Treats very tasty
A truly remarkable sight!
~ Ryan Poole
Wanda the witch on her
broom
Swept through the town
yelling, “ZOOM!”
Through a perchance of
luck
Never heard the big
truck
And she zoomed on her
broom to her doom
~ Graeme King
Write a Limerick
A good way to start a limerick is by making the first
line look something like this:
There once was a _________ named __________.
Or
There once was a __________ from ___________.
Then, think of words that rhyme with the NAME or
the PLACE that you wrote in the first line. You’re
halfway done writing an awesome limerick!
Epitaph
• Writing on a tomb or headstone
• Praising or reflecting on the life of a deceased
person
• Two to four lines; may be rhyming or not
• Epitaphs can be funny, or they may be
beautiful. But just like the people they
memorialize, they are all unique and different!
Epitaph
Here lies
ANN MANN
Who lived an old maid,
But died an old Mann.
While living men my tomb do view,
Remember well,
There’s room for you.
Cast a cold eye
Here lies the body
Of Jonathan Blake
He stepped on the gas
Instead of the brake.
~ Cemetery in London, England
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by.
~ Headstone of W.B. Yeats
Epitaph
Here lays Butch.
We planted him raw.
He was quick on the
trigger
But slow on the draw.
~ Boot Hill Cemetery
Tombstone, Arizona
Here lies the body
Of Edward Hyde.
We laid him here
Because he died!
I told you
I was sick.
~B.P. Roberts, 1929-1979
Write an Epitaph
• Think of a name (a made-up person… not real!)
• Think of a way that person may have died
• List some possible characteristics for that
person
• Think of some words that rhyme with their
name, traits, or the way they died
• Write a short poem about that person, their
life, or the way they died
• Be as funny, descriptive, or lovely as you like!
Through Poetry Imitation, we can use what we know about parts of
speech, sensory language, and imagery to create an original poem.
When imitating a poem, you should strive to imitate the style of the
writer as closely as possible.
Replace the adjectives in the poem with other adjectives, the nouns
with other nouns, and the prepositions with other prepositions .
So much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
So much depends
upon
a green book
shelf
packed with good
stories
in the bustling
classroom
So much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
So much depends
upon
the noun
______ _______ _______
_________
description
______ _______ _______
of the noun
(adjectival phrase) _________
Where it is
(prepositional
phrase)
______ _______ ________
_________
Unrhymed seven-line poem
Written in a diamond shape
Has a specific set of rules:
Line 1 and 7 have one word (noun)
Line 2 and 6 have two words (adjectives)
Line 3 and 5 have three words (all verbs)
Line 4 has four words (all nouns)
Monsters
Evil, Spooky
Howling, Shrieking,
Wailing
Ghosts, Vampires,
Goblins, Witches
Flying, Scaring, Terrifying
Creepy, Crawly
Creatures
Cat
Gentle, Sleepy
Purring, Meowing,
Scratching
Whiskers, Fur, Collar,
Leash
Barking, Licking,
Digging
Slobbery, Playful
Dog
1. Pick a thing you’d like to write about (lines 1 & 7 are nouns).
2. Do you want to write a synonym or antonym diamante?
For a synonym diamante, pick another noun that means the
same as your subject. For an antonym diamante, pick another
noun that means the opposite of your subject.
3. Make two columns and put your nouns at the top of each.
Under each noun, list all the words you can think of that
remind you of that word.
4. Follow the rules to arrange your diamante. The top half of the
diamante should be words from the first column, and the
bottom half should be words from the second column.
Sun
Fiery, Yellow
Burning, Blinding, Exploding
Flame, Light, Night, Crescent
Shining, Orbiting, Reflecting
Cold, Silver
Moon
noun
adjective, adjective
verb, verb, verb
noun, noun, noun, noun
verb, verb, verb
adjective, adjective
noun
“The Witch”
Identify rhyme scheme, figurative language,
poetic techniques, sensory language
“This is Just to Say”
Imitate this apology poem by following the
formula on the slide. Think of something to
apologize for (but for which you’re not really
sorry!)
Cinquain Poem
Follow the rules to write a cinquain poem!
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
I have _________
What
you did
_______ ________
______ ____ ____
______ _______
________ ______
Why it
affected
someone else
_____ _________
_______ ________
________ ______
_______ ________
________ ______
Why you
aren’t really
sorry
________ ______
____ ____
__________
____ _______
_____ ____ _____
Inspired by Japanese Haiku
A cinquain poem can be written
in several formats
The original format is:
Line 1: two syllables
Line 2: four syllables
Line 3: six syllables
Line 4: eight syllables
Line 5: two syllables
Daughter
Child of my heart
Laughing, dancing,
dreaming
With you, the angels
smiled on me.
Sweetness.
~ Ms. Cox