Which statement would help your speech on poetry longer in the minds of your audience? A. In the remainder of my speech, I will discuss scansion, or the art of scanning a line of poetry to determine it’s rhythm.

B. Next, I will discuss the poetic form called triolet.

C. I have discussed the different forms of poetry, including sonnets, sestinas, and haiku.

D. As the famous Edgar Alan Poe said, “Quoth the Raven, nevermore.”

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so