Poetry Elements
This word describes sounds made to add emphasis. The term sounds like what it describes. For example: Bam! or Splash!
What is onomatopoeia?
This is what poems are made up of. They do not have to be complete sentences and can be only one word long.
What are lines?
To wish or want something to happen. I really _______ I get a good grade on my test.
What is hope?
To do something with great joy or delight. She had a smile on her face as she ________ skipped through the grass on the sunny day.
What is happily?
The leaves may turn scarlet or golden in this season. There are two names for this season.
What is autumn?
This is what a group of lines in a poem is called.
What is a stanza?
This is the view from which a poem or story is told.
What is perspective?
Reasons to not do something. She made lots of _______ for why she did not finish her homework that night.
What are excuses?
When something cannot be used and does not have a purpose. The jacket had a huge hole in it which made it ______ to me during the rainstorm.
What is useless?
This animal should stay away from the farmer's grain if it wants to stay safe.
What is a fieldmouse?
This is when something is repeated multiple times.
What is repetition?
This is when the beginning of multiple words all have the same sound. For example: five frogs feasted on french fries for fun.
What is alliteration?
An item used by a performer during a show or performance to support their character. In the movie, the boy drops the _______ when he falls, making it more dramatic.
What is a prop?
Below or on the bottom of something. The cat crawled _________ the bed to hide from the new guests.
What is underneath?
These are TWO green vegetables we learned about in the poem, "Knoxville, Tennessee" by Nikki Giovanni. They are different shapes.
What is okra and cabbage?
This is when a poem has repeated words or phrases at the beginning of multiple lines in a poem.
What is anaphora?
The emotion or attitude a poet or speaker conveys through word choice.
What is tone?
An intended use or job of something or someone. The students ______ was to learn at school.
What is purpose?
To pay close attention to something. When you are trying to _______ it is best to be in a seat away from friends you like to talk to.
What is concentrate?
When you do this, you should be quiet and patient. You will want bait when you do this.
What is fishing?
The underlying message or big idea of a poem or other writing.
What is the theme?
A comparison that does not use like or as. For example: "He has a heart of gold." or "There is a blanket of snow covering the ground."
What is a metaphor?
Going somewhere you have been before and are familiar with. We went to the ________ at our elementary school and saw all of our closest friends.
What is a homecoming?
This type of poetry is when a poet writes about something that has happened to them before. The poet wrote a ________ about the time they graduated from fifth grade.
What is a memory poem?
This is an object someone gets from a place they visit. It may be something that reminds them of the place it's from.
What is a souvenir?