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?______

______

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.)

Original Poem:______by ______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

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examples:______

**If you need more room, please continue on a separate sheet of paper.

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