This Middle School Poetry Unit we covers the following concepts and skills:Definition of poetryDetailed explanation and examples of rhythm and rhymeTypes of poetry (narrative, ballads) and lyric (haiku, cinquain, limerick, sonnet, free verse, blank verse) - including a Ballad Writing Assignment with assessment criteriaHow to write these types of poems - Including a comprehensive Poetry Assignment with assessment criteria which focuses on examining and writing poetryFigures of speech (simile, met