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Elements of Poetry

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  • the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
    alliteration
  • comparing two things using like or as
    simile
  • He was a tornado, blasting through the opposing team. This is an example of a ____________
    metaphor
  • A stanza in a poem is made up of ....
    Lines
  • My shoes are killing me. This sentence is an example of a _______
    Hyperbole
  • The overall idea or main topic of a poem is called the...
    Theme
  • The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. This is an example of a _____________
    simile
  • "Tim, the terrifying tiger" is an example of _________
    alliteration
  • Rhythm
    the musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. "the beat of the poem"
  • giving human characteristics to non-human things
    personification
  • Boom! Thud! Pow! These words are examples of ___________ used in poetry
    onomatopoeia
  • What events in the poem (what is happening) is called the
    Summary
  • exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    hyperbole
  • a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs
    rhyme
  • The way a poem is laid out on the page, how it "looks"
    Form
  • A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme
    stanza
  • the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
    onomatopoeia
  • The tree whispered in the wind is an example of__________.
    personification
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