Poetry Elements

Which is an example of a Simile?

• bat, cat, hat

• Slam!

• Coats hold winter hats like bare branches hold nests.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A metaphor is..

• Two or more words which match in the same last sound
• Makes a comparison without using like or as 
• A repeating pattern of sounds or words 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of personification 

• The street is my heart
• It was so hot we fried
• My eggs stared back like sick eyes

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Hyperbole is..

• An exaggerated comparison for effect.
• Compares something using like or as 
• The use of words to imitate the sounds they make.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of rhyme?

• We love school. School is cool.
• My hat is red. My hat is blue.
• Singing loud as a siren.

Onomatopoeia is..

• Makes a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human like qualities 
• The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
• Figurative language 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Repetition is..

• Makes a comparison without using like or as
• Words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
• A repeating pattern of sounds or words 

Which is an example of imagery?

• I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.
• I love the stars like a woman loves her child
• I enjoy reading 

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.5A