Elements of Poetry
An author of a poem is called....
poet
The lesson or message of a drama is called...
theme
He was as hungry as a hippo.
Simile
Non-literal language used in a poem is called...
figurative language
Giving things, ideas, or animals human qualities
Stanza
items used by characters in a drama are called...
props
Silly Sarah sold seashells near the seashore
Alliteration
The reader's feelings of a poem
mood
A comparison of two unlike things
Poems are written not in sentences, but in....
lines
events that happen in a single setting
scene
The audience yelled, "Whoop!" as the football team scored a goal.
Onomatopoeia
Author repeats a word, line, or phrase
Repetition
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Repeated ending sounds are called....
rhyming words
the large part of a play (like a chapter)
act
I've told you a million times to clean your room
hyperbole
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person
point of view
Love is a jewel, or a rose, or a butterfly....
what figurative language am I?
Metaphor
The author's feeling in a poem is called....
tone
the scene changes when the ______changes
setting
The plate danced through the air before hitting the wall and shattering.
Personification
the rhythm or beat established by a poem
Your feet smell so bad just like Limburger cheese that I am holding my nose tight between my two knees.
What figurative language am I?
Simile