Elements of Poetry
In poems, this may or may not be a complete sentence, but it stands on its own.
What is Line?
Mike likes his new bike.
What is Consonance?
What type of imagery is presented below?
“Golden rays streamed through the clouds.”
What is Visual Imagery?
Indicate the theme.
Though fear may scream and doubt may rise,
I face the storm with steady eyes.
Each step I take defies the flame—
I walk with courage in my name.
What is Bravery/Courage?
This form of poetry expresses the speaker's personal emotions and thoughts, often with musical qualities.
What is Lyric?
In visual form, these appear as blocks or chunks of lines.
What is Stanza?
The engineers held the steering to steer the vehicle.
What is Assonance?
Which type of imagery is presented below?
“The wind whispers secrets, soft and low.”
What is Auditory Imagery?
Indicate the theme.
You smiled, and I believed the light,
But shadows danced just out of sight.
Your words were sweet, your lies ran deep—
You left me with a truth I weep.
What is Betrayal?
This form of poetry is structured like a story.
What is Narrative?
This poetic element allows the poet to separate themselves from the speaker.
What is Persona?
Identify the rhyme scheme
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
What is AA BB AA?
Which word/s indicate tactile imagery below?
"He ran his fingers over the rough bark of the ancient tree."
What is "ran his fingers over the rough bark"?
Indicate the theme.
A voice once silenced starts to rise,
With fire burning in her eyes.
The truth will march, though blocked and bruised,
And justice will not be refused.
What is Justice?
Shakespeare's Hamlet, King Lear, and Othello are examples of this form of poetry.
This element answers the question: “What is the poem really about?”
What is Theme?
Identify the onomatopoeia
"He could feel his heart pounding and then he heard the clack on stone and the leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling"
What is clack, clicks?
Which word/s present kinesthetic imagery?
"He stumbled forward as the floor tilted beneath him."
What is stumbled forward?
Indicate the theme.
One breath, then silence, still and wide,
No more steps at my side.
Yet in the stars your whisper stays,
Guiding me through darkest days.
What is Death?
"Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me espresso"
is an example of this type of poetry.
What is Lyric?
This is the structure, arrangement, and layout of the literary text.
What is Form?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What is Alliteration?
Which type of imagery is presented below?
"My heart ached with longing I couldn’t name."
What is Organic Imagery?
Indicate the theme.
I walked away without a word,
Afraid of truths I've never heard.
Now echoes haunt the steps I tread,
With all the things I left unsaid.
What is regret?
This element is present in two different forms of poetry where there's interaction between different personas.
What is Dialogue?