Elements of Poetry

What is the name for the space left between stanzas to let the reader pause.

premeasured patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (Silly Sally sat in the sapphire seat)

He was a tornado, blasting through the opposing team.This is an example of a ____________

The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. This is an example of a _____________

Rhythm

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

"Tim, the terrifying tiger" is an example of _________

the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it

My shoes are killing me. This sentence is an example of a _______

What figurative language compares two things using like or as

Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

This is an example of a ______________ poem./ The fog comes/ on little cat feet./ It sits looking/ over harbor and city/ on silent haunches/ and then moves on.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

The tree whispered in the wind is an example of__________.

Free Verse

a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs

The way a poem is laid out on the page, how it "looks"

giving human characteristics to non-human things

Boom! Thud! Pow! These words are examples of ___________ used in poetry