Elements of Poetry
Shhhh! Wack! Zoom are all examples of what element of poetry?
What is onomatopoeia?
Love is lime-green like two pickles squeaking together. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sound?
Giving non-living things or animals human qualities. Ex. The light danced to Earth
What is personification?
Shades of gray surround my eyes, No color in my life- Oh how I try Rain clouds above my head I just want to stay in bed
What is sadness?
This poem is an example of what? I am a sword, Sharper than a tongue Nobody can defeat me, Because I am a sword, I can not be hurt by what people say About me, I will not show my anger Against Someone else. By Alex
What is a metaphor?
I opened the bedroom door and was overwhelmed by the thought of a basketball players socks that has been worn for a week without being washed. This appeals to what sense?
What is smell?
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Crazy Corbin caught five freaky fish Friday with wild William.
What is alliteration?
"I have the measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash and purple bumps." What poetry element does this poem have?
What is rhyme?
The vibrant rainbow glistened as it cascaded from the bright blue sky to the emerald green grass below. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sight?
When two or more words end with the same sound. Ex. Rose and toes
What is rhyme?
Sweet strawberries like honey on my tongue.
What sense does this appeal to?
What is taste?
The lightning and thunder They go and come; But the stars and the stillness Are always at home.
What is home is safe and calm?
Bossy Bridgette likes to eat Bolivian brownies because she is a bad baker. What poetry element does this sentence show?
What is alliteration?
The cats fur was like a soft cotton blanket that was worn, but was fluffy and velvety. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is touch?
A paragraph in a poem that is larger than a line, but not the whole poem.
What is a stanza?
5-7-5
What is the number of syllables in a haiku poem?
The chair sat there waiting for me to sit down. What poetry element is shown in this sentence?
What is personification?
Bang! Boom! Zoom! The cars sped by cracking the air as they passed by. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sound?
When a word is spelled just like the sound it makes. Ex. Zoom
What is onomatopoeia?
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get?
What is a simile?
At the Seaside ~Robert Louis Stevenson When I was down beside the sea A wooden spade they gave to me To dig the sandy shore. My holes were empty like a cup, In every hole the sea came up, Till it could come no more.
What is digging in the sand at the beach?