Elements of Poetry
Shhhh! Zoom! Crash!! What element of poetry is this?
Onomatopoeia
Love is like two pickles squeaking together. What sense does this line appeal to?
Sound
What the story is mostly about.
Gist
Rhyming Words
Any two words that rhyme.
Shades of gray surround my eyes,
No color in my life-
Oh how I try Rain clouds above my head
I just want to stay in bed
The poem is about feeling sad or depressed.
"She is a fast as lightning" is an example of what element of poetry?
Simile
I opened the bedroom door and was overwhelmed by the thought of a basketball players socks that has been worn for a week without being washed. This appeals to what sense?
Smell
The message, moral, or lesson the author wants you to learn.
Theme
Give me an example of a metaphor.
Any metaphor, which a comparison WITHOUT using like or as.
It is strange to long for slow days
filled with quiet moments of joy.
The world seems to be in a rush,
but I choose to remain still.
The poem is about taking things slow and enjoying life.
"Cat and hat," and "Tall and Fall," are examples of which element of poetry?
Rhyme
The vibrant rainbow glistened as it cascaded from the bright blue sky to the emerald green grass below. What sense does this line appeal to?
Sight
A type of writing in regular form using sentences and paragraphs.
Prose
Give me an example of a hyperbole.
Any hyperbole.
Our life is like,
a thorny rose.
Not always perfect,
but always beautiful.
The poem is about how life isn't always perfect but it's still beautiful.
Bossy Bridgette likes to eat Bolivian brownies because she is a bad baker. What poetry element does this sentence show?
Alliteration?
The cats fur was like a soft cotton blanket that was worn, but was fluffy and velvety. What sense does this line appeal to?
Touch
The feeling of a poem or text.
Answers can include: courage, forgiveness, telling the truth, etc.
may seem plain as plain can be?
But, if we take time to peer deeper,
than what gems would we see?
The tree danced in the wind. What poetry element is shown in this sentence?
Personification?
Bang! Boom! Zoom! The cars sped by cracking the air as they passed by. What sense does this line appeal to?
Sound
Stanza
A norm that we use when we are having discussions.
*Staying on topic
*Engaging
*Asking to clarify
And
you were just
like the moon
so lonely, so
fully of imper-
fections, but
just like the
moon, you shined
in times of dar-
kness.
The poem is about a person who may be lonely and not perfect, but still they stand out and shine even when things are bad and dark.