Elements of Poetry 1
The pattern of beats or stress in written language.
Rhythm
This is where words have the same ending sound.
What is Rhyme?
a group of words to make a poem
Lines
Confidence is ...
Being certain about yourself
Non literal language...
not real
The TYPE of poem where rhyming words are at the end lines of a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
Division of lines into groups.
Or a paragraph in a poem.
stanza
A direct comparison between 2 unlike things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Opinions are...
Beliefs not based on facts
Literal Language
can happen in real life
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem below.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
ABAB
the attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words used by the author
tone
portions of words that contain talking vowels.
Hint: you can clap to find these in a word
Syllable
To shed is to...
lose fur, hair, clothes
Reciprocal Pronoun using 2 people
each other
Type of POEM that does not have rhymes but instead sounds like a person talking to you.
Free Verse
Occurs when the author uses the same letter or sound to begin each word in a string of words.
What is alliteration?
Exaggerated comment or line used for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
resolute is ...
being determined or never giving up
Reciprocal Pronoun using 3 or more people
one another
repeated words or phrases at the beginning of many lines of poetry
anaphora
Occurs when the author gives the object ideas or human like actions.
Hint: Human Qualities
What is personification?
Boom! Pop! Pow! Crash! are all forms of...
Onomatopoeia
To trek is to
have a difficult journey or adventure
All possessive reciprocal nouns add this to either "one another" or "each other"
apostrophe's