Poetry Elements

Poetry is usually arranged in a single ________________. These are similar to sentences in prose.

• lines

• Sentences

• Paragraphs

• stanzas

A group of lines in a poem is called a _______________________.

• lines

• paragraphs

• sentences

• Stanza

Poems may or may not have a regular _________________, which is repeated similar sounds at the end of a word.

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Graphic Elements

A _____________ _______________ is the pattern formed by the end of the rhymes. (ex. ABAB)

• Graphic Elements

• Rhyme Scheme

• Figurative Language

• Alliteration

Which word rhymes with jump?

• joy

• chump

• hop

• jumping

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, gives a line of poetry a predictable ___________________, or pattern of beats. HINT-which element is the beat of the poem?

• Graphic Elements

• Alliteration

• Meter

• Theme

Poets may use sounds devices to make a poem more vivid or to create a tone or mood. _________________ is the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words. (ex. Sally sell seashells)

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

_________________ uses words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe, such as hiss ,kaboom, and thud.

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

• onomatopeia

Poets use _______________, or language that appeals to the senses, to help readers visualize what they read. They want to make you feel like you are there by imagining it.

• Imagery

• Figurative Language

• Similie

• Metaphor

This type of writing or words communicate ideas BEYOND the literal meanings of words.

• Imagery

• figurative language

• Simile

• metaphor