Elements of Poetry

The narrator of a poem is called the:

• Speaker

• Author

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

• Figurative language

• Sound devices

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat)

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis (ex: nevermore)

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together (ex: while I nodded, nearly napping)

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

When the test began, the guys grimaced and groaned.

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The steaks sizzled on the grill.

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Rhyme

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The apartment was on the top floor—a small living-room, a small dining-room, a small bedroom, and a bath.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"I do not like green eggs and ham.

I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.

I would not like them here or there.

I would not like them anywhere."

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4