Gr4-Poetry Elements

a group of related lines in a poem.

• paragraph

• stanza

• lesson

the repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase or line of poetry. (tongue twisters) Ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

an expression of ideas or feeling in words, usually having a form, rhythm, and rhyme.

• Story

• Poetry

• Music

the comparison of two things that are not really alike by using the words like or as.  Ex.  Her smile was like sunshine.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

two or more lines that end with rhyming words.

• Homophones

• Rhyme

• Homonym

the author’s use of description and words to create pictures in the reader’s mind.

• Imagery

• Adjective

• Paintboard