Poetry Structure
An author might use this to add detail or exaggerate something. It is not meant to be taken literally.
Figurative Language
Each row of words. (similar to a sentence in a story)
Line(s)
Comparing two things using like or as.
Simile
She sat quiet as a mouse.
Figurative
Simile
Cute as a button
Loud like a bear
etc.
When an author repeats a word or phrase more than once throughout the poem it is called?
Repetition
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Comparing two things not using like or as.
Metaphor
I haven't eaten all day.
Literal
Metaphor
He is a pig.
She is a giraffe.
etc.
This helps the reader form a picture in their head.
Imagery
Where each lines ends.
Line Break
The same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of a word.
Alliteration
His room is a pig sty.
Figurative
Alliteration
Sally sat with Sam
Todd taught two turkeys how to tussle on Tuesday.
etc.
An author might use this device to hint that something might happen in the future.
Foreshadowing
The feeling of the poem.
Tone or Mood
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beggining of a series of lines.
Anaphora
Sometimes when I'm home alone, I like to listen to music and sing like Beyonce.
Anaphora
I am strong
I am cool
I am nice
etc.
You find this at the top of the page and usually read it before you read the actual poem. This should hint at what the poem is about and grab your attention.
Title
A pattern of stressed syllables, this pattern usually occurs at the end of each line.
Rhyme
An exaggeration, usually to make a point.
Hyperbole
I enjoy signing so much, I sang in my school's talent show.
Literal
Personification
The trees danced in the wind.
The flowers begged for water.
etc.