Online Student Edition Glencoe Online Essay Grader Progress Reporter Online Assessment Handheld Downloads Media Analysis Guides Media Center Multi-Language Glossary Presentation Tips and Strategies Interactive Read and Write, English Learners, Course 5 Unit Resources About the Big Ideas (English) About the Big Ideas (Spanish) Big Question Web Quest Combined Academic and Selection Vocabulary eFlashcards Interactive Reading Practice Literary Elements eFlashcards Literary Elements Game Sentence-Combining Game Spelling Game Vocabulary Game Unit Skills Assessment Big Idea Web Quest Test-Taking Tips and Strategies Author Search Interactive Literary Elements Handbook Literature Classics Literature Library Study Guides Online Student Resources Graphic Organizers Interactive Writing Models Publishing Options Writing and Research Handbook Selection Resources Cross-Curricular Connections Reading-Writing Connection Activities Selection Quizzes (English) Selection Quizzes (Spanish) Selection Vocabulary eFlashcards (English) Selection Vocabulary eFlashcards (Spanish) | Literature About the Big Ideas (English)Part 1: The Energy of the Everyday Part 1: The Energy of the Everyday Overview Poets manipulate words, rhythms, and sounds to enhance the meanings they wish to convey. For example, the rhythm is heightened by the meter, in which certain syllables of a word are stressed or unstressed. Some poets like to follow traditional forms, such as haikus, tankas, and sonnets, to structure their poems. Others break from convention to write free verse, or poetry that does not have a set pattern of meter and rhyme. Web Resources Overview Web Resources A Guide to Grief Notes on Imagery Overview The use of sound devices gives poetry a musical quality. For example, a poem’s rhythm—the beats and stresses of the words in each line—often echoes its sense, or meaning. Poets use onomatopoeia to make words or phrases mimic the sound of the word they are describing. Web Resources A Brief Guide to Jazz Poetry The New Americans Log InThe resource you requested requires you to enter a username and password below: | |