Name______
Dependent Author Activity
Poem Inventory
Original poem title:______
Original poem author:______
Your new poem title:______
How many lines are in the original poem?______
How many stanzas are in the original poem?______
Is this a free verse poem?______
What is the meter of the poem?______
What is the rhyme scheme?______
What is the point of view? (circle one) 1st person / 3rd person
Is there any special use of white space? If so, in which lines?______
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Is there any unusual punctuation or capitalization? Which lines?______
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Circle the poetic devices used in this poem:
alliterationapproximate rhymeassonancefree verse
imagery inversionmetaphormeteronomatopoeia
personification repetitionrhymesimilerhyme scheme
stanzawhite space
(Turn the page to do a line-by-line inventory of poetic devices & examples you found in the original poem.)
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**If you need more room, please continue on a separate sheet of paper.
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