Poetry Elements
What element uses a word to sound like what it describes?
Onomatopoeia
What does hope mean?
Want something to happen
What are stanzas?
Groups of lines
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of many lines is what element?
Anaphora
If someone makes an excuse, what are they doing?
They are avoiding what they are supposed to do
Tone
The "lens" through which the reader experiences a story. Coming from somebodies point of view..
This is called...
What is a prop?
A movable or portable object handled or used by an actor during a performance
What element is the big idea of a poem?
Theme
Poems are made up of what
Lines
A broken pencil is useless to take a test.
What does useless mean?
Not serving the purpose of what it is intended to do
I wish to fly to the moon.
I wish to fly to the sea.
I wish to fly to the zoo.
I wish, I wish, I wish to see!
What element is in this poem?
Repetition
Five Frogs Felt Fearless
This is an example of
Alliteration
What does it mean to concentrate?
You are paying close attention to a task
A comparison using like or as:
"There is a blanket of snow" What element is in this example?
Metaphor