1. Using the Web Site the Definition for Each of the Following Poetry Terms

Poetry WebQuest

1. Using the web site http://www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htmrecord the definition for each of the following poetry terms:

·  Simile

·  Metaphor

·  Rhyme

·  Personification

·  Hyperbole

·  Alliteration

·  Ballad

·  Rhythm

·  Onomatopoeia

·  Haiku

·  Free verse

·  Imagery

2. Go to the web sites below and read the following poems:

·  As you read the poems, list all the above poetry terms that apply to the poem along with an explanation of why that term fits with the poem,

·  Also jot down interesting information about each poet.

a. https://allpoetry.com/Mother-To-Son

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
Read the poet information at https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/langston-hughes
b. http://www.famouspeoplebiographyguide.com/famous-poets/shel-silverstein/Alliteration-Poems-By-Shel-Silverstein.html
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Read about Shel Silverstein by exploring the links before the poem.
c. http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/as-soon-as-fred-gets-out-of-bed/
As Soon as Fred Gets Out of Bed by Jack Prelutsky
Read about Jack Prelutsky by clicking on biography under his name.
d. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176315
Catch a Little Rhyme by Eve Merriam
Read about Eve Merriam by clicking "more" under her picture.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/weather-2/
Weather by Eve Merriam

e. http://www.whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/19
I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman
Read about Walt Whitman on this web site:
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/126
f. http://www.mondopub.com/Pages/articles/Days_9-12_Dreams_by_Day_p6-13_16-25.pdf (page 16).
Running Shoes by Nikki Grimes
Read about Nikki Grimes http://www.nikkigrimes.com/bio.html
g. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15717
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost(Listen to this one by clicking "play.")
Read about Robert Frost by clicking "more" under his picture.
h. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15682
Making a Fist by Naomi Shihab Nye(Listen to this one by clicking "play.")
Negotiations with a Volcano by Naomi Shihab Nye
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21281
Read about Naomi Shihab Nye by clicking on "more" next to her picture.
3. Select one of the poets above to do further research. Use the Internet and the school library to search for information and poems for the poet you select. Find at least five poems by your poet.
Include:

·  biographical information about your poet

·  The title of five poems by your poet

·  A copy of your favorite poem by your poet

·  what elements the poems you selected use

·  Conclude your research by explaining why you think this person is an excellent poet.

Name ______Date ______Period ___

Poetry WebQuest

Part I: Literary Terms

·  Simile

·  Metaphor

·  Rhyme

·  Personification

·  Hyperbole

·  Alliteration

·  Ballad

·  Rhythm

·  Onomatopoeia

·  Haiku

·  Free verse

·  Imagery

Part II

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Part III: Additional Research

Poet: ______

Biographical Information: ______

Poems:

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Favorite poem: ______

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Elements:

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Why is he or she an excellent poet?

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