Elements of Poetry

Mood

• the reader's feelings
• the author's feelings
• positive feelings
• negative feelings

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Tone

• Reader's Feelings
• Author's Feelings
• Happy Feelings
• Sad Feelings

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Symbolism

• the difference between the way something appears and what is actuyally true
• the author repeats a word, line or stanza
• division of lines into groups
• when something represents or stands for something else

Meter

• words have the same ending sound
• word meaning; slang
• rhythm or beat established by poem
• dictionary meaning of word

Rhyme

• words repeat beginning sounds
• Words have the same ending sound
• vowel sounds in words are repeated
• words have the same beginning sound

Figurative Language

• Literary devices such as simile and hyperbole that are used to make poetry interesting
• different beats used to make a rhythm in the poem
• words used that appeal to the 5 senses
• speaker of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.7.5

Figurative Language

• Literary devices such as simile and hyperbole that are used to make poetry interesting
• different beats used to make a rhythm in the poem
• words used that appeal to the 5 senses
• speaker of the poem

Connotation

• meaning given to a word by society; slang
• meaning given to a word by your teacher
• meaning given to a word by the dictionary
• meaning given to a word by your mother

Denotation

• meaning given to a word by society; slang
• meaning given to a word by your grandmother
• meaning given to a word by the dictionary
• meaning given to a word by Mrs. Smith

Repetition

• words that have the same ending sound
• lines divided into groups
• words that appeal to the 5 senses
• Author repeats a word, line or phrase for emphasis