Elements of Poetry

A play on words in which words with different meanings have similar sounds.

• simile

• pun

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

the ordinary written form of words that uses sentences and paragraphs.

• lines

• verse

• paragraphs

• prose

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The musical quality of a poem.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• meter

• stress

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder.

• alliteration

• noise

• cacophony

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The funny bunny took my money!

This is an example of

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

She sells seashells down by the seashore.

This is an example of

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

cool soul

This is an example of

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

repeating ONE word over & over in a poem

• refrain

• chorus

• echo

• line break

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Type of poetry that tells a story, has characters, plot development, conflict, setting, & dialogue.

• narrative

• lyric

• free verse

• formal

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

common phrase made up of words that can't be understood by their literal meanings

• pun

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3