Elements of Poetry Vocabulary
How is a poem organized?
Stanzas and lines
What is simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Grandma's hair was as soft as feathers.
Simile.
Woof-woof!
Onomatopoeia.
What is theme?
The author's message or lesson to be learned.
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same beginning sound in more than two words.
His words were a sharp sword.
Metaphor.
Aunt Alice always ate apples!
Alliteration.
What is the rhyme?
Words with the same ending sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like the object or actions they refer to.
The flowers begged for water.
Personification.
That dog is like a round cotton ball.
Simile
What is a free verse poem?
A poem without a pattern of rhythm or rhyme
What is personification?
Giving non-human objects human qualities.
If I don't have that toy, I'll die!
Hyperbole.
She sees sheep sleeping.
Alliteration.
What is poetry?
A literary work that expresses feelings, ideas...
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
The wind screamed through the trees.
Personification.
I was so hungry that I could eat a horse
Hyperbole.