Elements of Poetry

Front

Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

The narrator of a poem is called the:

Back

Speaker

Front

Giving human characteristics to nonliving things

Back

Personification

Front

A word that sounds like what it means (ex: boom)

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

Back

Sound devices

Front

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Metaphor

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry

Back

Alliteration

Front

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Back

Meter

Front

A recurring theme or idea in a poem

Back

Motif

Front

The emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed by a poem

Back

Tone