Elements of Poetry

It's the "money" of a song or poem. -a verse, a set, or a group of lines that appears at the end of the stanza, or appears where a poem or song divides into different sections

Free Verse

comparing two things using like or as

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

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

the actual definition of a word is known as what?

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

This poem is an example of a...... I was so small/ But got a treat/ I caught a ball/ In my seat

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

"once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary" is an example of what?

giving human characteristics to non-human things

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

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

3 line, unrhymed poem, consisting of 17 syllables and usually written about nature

repetition of a vowel sound

a poetic device which is used at the end of a line and the beginning of the next line in a poem. Also, it can be described as a point where a line is divided into two halves at the end of a line

Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our 5 physical senses.

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

"find a needle in a haystack" or "when pigs fly" are examples of what?

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

the repetition of consonant sounds in three or more neighboring words or syllables

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

How do you number the lines of a poem?

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

A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme

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

the musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. "the beat of the poem"

The tree whispered in the wind is an example of__________.

a literary device defined as having two successive rhyming lines in verse and having the same meter to form a complete thought. marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme