Elements of Poetry
A row of words of each poem that form together to create a stanza.
What is a line?
Using "like" or "as" to compare two objects or things.
What is a simile?
A group of lines within a poem.
What is a stanza?
Using "is" or "are" to compare one object to another.
What is a metaphor?
An ordered pattern of words that have similar sounds of their ending syllables.
What is rhyme?
The exact message of the words written in the poem. (Think: "What is happening in this poem?")
What is the literal meaning?
Words used to represent sounds in a poem.
What is onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration used to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
The poet uses the use of the same word or phrase multiple times for a purpose
What is repetition?
A way of expressing oneself that communicates meaning beyond the literal words or phrases used.
What is figurative language?
When the first sound of a group of words repeats.
What is alliteration?
Gives human qualities to nonhuman objects or things.
What is personification?
The “mood” the poem brings you. This is an emotion or feeling the author wants you to feel when reading throughout the poem?
What is the tone?
The name of the underlying message or big takeaway of the poem.
What is the deeper meaning?
An image or object that stands for or represents a bigger idea.
What is a symbol?
An expression where the words written don't actually mean what they say (used to express a bigger idea).
What is an idiom?