Elements of Poetry

"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of...

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Imagery

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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 firefly's light shone brighter than the sun" is an example of a...

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Stanza

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

"The surface of the water was as smooth as glass" is a...

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"The waves pound, pound, pounded against the shore" is an example of...

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

________ is an example of an Onomatopoeia.

• Walk

• Shine

• Sizzle

• Duck

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A Stanza is...

• painting a picture in your mind

• a division of a poem made up of lines

• using the same word or phrase over and over again

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5