Go to slide: 1: Poetry for Eighth Graders 2: Poetry Concepts Eighth Graders Need to Know 3: What is Poetry? 4: Literal Language: Everyday Stuff 5: Figurative Language: The Language of Poetry 6: Parts of Poems 7: Poetic Devices 8: Simile 9: Metaphor 10: Personification 11: Alliteration 12: Onomatopoeia 13: Sensory Imagery 14: Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme 15: Types of Rhyme 16: Meter and Rhythm 17: Types of Poetry 18: Free Verse 19: Haiku 20: Tanka 21: Limerick 22: Cinquain 23: Acrostic 24: Alphabet Poem 25: Diamond Poem 26: Concrete Poem 27: Narrative Poetry 28: Palindrome 29: Summary Questions 30: Bye Bye!