Elements of Poetry

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sounds in a series of words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is a vivid description that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create a mental picture.

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What is Repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the act of repeating sounds, words, or phrases to create emphasis or rhythm.

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What is Rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the musical quality or beat of a poem, created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds, such as 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'time is a thief'.

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What is a Stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is a Couplet?

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A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

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What is a Haiku?

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A haiku is a three-line poem with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5, often focusing on nature.