Elements of Poetry

Elements of Poetry

With Ms. Pence and Ms. Drinkwater

Figurative Language

A comparison between two things, using "like" or "as".

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Ex: Lost and scared, he howled like an injured wolf into the darkness.

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A comparison between two things.

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Ex: He was an owl​, silent and observant, as he sat and watched the chaos unfolding below.

Metaphor

An exaggeration

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Ex: "When we went on a safari in South Africa, we saw about 10,000 elephants! It was amazing!"

Hyperbole​

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Giving an object or animal human-like qualities

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Ex: The box of chocolates winked at me from across the store.

Personification

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Simile​

An allusion is a reference to a person, place, event, text, piece of art, etc.

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Ex: He was a Scrooge!

Allusion

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A sentence uses repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of each word.

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Ex: The deer decided to delve deep into the dark woods.

(The "D" sound is repeated.)​

Alliteration

​Words that sound just like the sound they represent.

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Example: What does the fox say? ​Dog goes, "Woof" Cat goes, "Meow," Bird goes, "Tweet," and Mouse goes, "squeak."

Onomatopoeia

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Imagery

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​Imagery is used to describe things, people, animals, or places by appealing to our 5 senses.

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Example: "The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple." 

Multiple Choice

Ms. Patterson was a zombie when she walked into the school after another sleepless night.

This is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Rhyme Scheme

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

Find the Rhyme Scheme

in the following poem

Multiple Choice

The moon is washing windows,

Dancing off the glass,

Resting on the praying trees

And painting the sleeping grass.

• aabb

• abcc

• abcb