Elements of Poetry
The speaker in the poem who may or may not be the poet.
What is a Persona?
The ability to perceive fragrance is stimulated by this kind of imagery.
What is Olfactory?
“I felt a sharp sting on my arm.”
What is Organic?
I love the way you laugh and sing,
You make my tired spirit spring.
What is Rhyme?
This sound devices uses words that imitate sounds.
What is Onomatopoiea?
These are vivid sensory language used in various literary genres.
What is Imagery?
This type of imagery allows the readers to perceive noise.
What is Auditory?
“Her crimson dress flowed like fire.”
What is Visual?
Fearless foxes fought for food.
What is Alliteration
This sound device repeats consonant sounds at the start of each word.
What is Alliteration?
The smallest unit or division of a poem's structure.
What is a Line?
Locomotion and gestures of objects or beings are the main focus of this type of imagery.
What is Kinesthetic?
Warm cinnamon swirled in the air,
Mixed with butter and tender care.
What is Olfactory?
The light of the fire is a sight to admire.
What is Assonance?
This kind of sound device focuses on the repeating of the sounds A, E, I, O, and U.
What is Assonance?
It differs from the main idea by focusing on meaning, not just content.
What is Theme?
Discerning the flavors experienced by the speaker is the objective of this imagery.
What is Gustatory?
We turn, we leap, we twist, we slide,
Our arms like rivers, legs collide.
What is Kinesthetic?
I came,
I saw,
I conquered.
Giving emphasis of an idea though the echoing of sounds, words, and lines of a poem is the purpose of this sound device.
What is Repetition?
These are like “paragraphs” in poetry.
The internal sentiments are evoked by this kind of imagery.
What is Organic?
My chest grew tight, breath held in place,
A tremble rose I couldn’t face.
The room was still, my hands were cold,
As silent panic took its hold.
Identify the rhyme scheme
The mountain stood in quiet might
Its shadow cold and long
The snowflakes fell like whispers soft
And winds sang winter’s song
This sound device assigns alphabets in every line depending on the similiraity or difference of sounds in each word at the end of a line.
What is Rhyme Scheme?