Poetry Elements
A group of words combined to make a poem (like a sentence)
Line
When a sentence or phrase has many words that begin with the same sound or letter. ex. Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
Something you get from a place you have visited.
Souvenir
To direct focus and attention toward something
Concentrate
What is this an example of: trick, kick, flick
Words that end with the same sound ex. hat and bat
Rhyme
Giving an object human actions, thoughts, or emotions. ex. The trees danced in the breeze.
Personification
Below or beneath
underneath
A group of people coming together to have a party for a special event or holiday
Homecoming
What is this an example of: Jamie jumped to Jupiter.
A word that sounds like the word it describes ex. moo, chirp, boom
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Something that is repeated.
Repetition
Wanting something to happen or to not happen
Hope
What is this an example of: The bird sang to his friends.
Personification
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)
Stanza
The view from which a poem is narrated
The underlying message or big idea of a poem. ex. Things are not always what they seem to be.
Theme
Doing something with great joy or delight
Happily
What is this an example of? The dog plays fetch. The dog rolls in the grass. The dog loves the spring.
Anaphora
The musical quality or beat to a poem
Rhythm
The repeated words or phrases at the beginning of many lines of poetry
ex. He runs fast.
He tries his best.
He wins his race.
Anaphora
The feeling or thinking a writer shows through word choice.
Tone
Created by weaving together threads to form fabric
Woven
What is this an example of: The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor