Elements of Poetry

What is a line break?

• Where the poems start

• The title of the poem

• Where each line of texts ends

• The last line of a poem

What is a stanza?

• The title of a poem

• What the poem is about

• One line in a poem

• A group of lines within a poem

What are rhyming words?

• Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

• Words that do not sound alike

• Words that sound alike but are spelt differently

• Words that sound alike but have a different definition

What is rhythm?

• Words that end with the same sound

• A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• Words that are repeated multiple times

What is imagery

• When the author makes things up in the poem

• A group of lines within a poem

• The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• Words that create images that appeal to the senses

What is alliteration?

• The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• A word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz and thud

• Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

What is onomatopoeia

• Words that create images that appeal to the senses

• A word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz and thud

• Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• Where each line of texts ends

What is repetition?

• Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

• A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• A group of lines within a poem

What type of poem is this example?

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Concrete

• Acrostic

What type of poem is this example?

• Narrative

• Lyric

• Concrete

• Acrostic