Elements of a Poem
the feeling the reader gets
Mood
poem in the form of an address to a particular subject
ode
a comparison using like or as
simile
giving animals or objects human like characteristics
personification
the use of 2 or more words with the same beginning sound
alliteration
the writer's attitude towards a subject
tone
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have regular meter
rhyme
correspondence of sounds between words or the endings of words
language used to paint a mental picture (5 senses)
imagery
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
onomatopoeia
placing 2 things for contrasting effects
juxtaposition
sonnet
comparing two unlike items without like or as
extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
writing that is short and articulate
concision
a literary device that develops a comparison between two unlike things across multiple lines, paragraphs, or an entire work
extended metaphor
indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or thing
allusion
repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words
consonance
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line
enjambment
literary description based on a work of art
ekphrasis
a figure of speech which often refers to a part of something as a whole
synecdoche
repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words (go slow over the road)
assonance