Elements of Poetry

A comparison of 2 objects using the words "like" or "as".

• alliteration

• stanza

• simile

• hyperbole

A saying that has a special meaning that is not meant to be taken literally.

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• stanza

The author's attitude toward the subject of the writing signaled by carefully chosen words and figurative language.

• tone

• mood

• meter

• line

A group of lines that form the basic structure of a poem.

• line

• mood

• metaphor

• stanza

The name given to the elements in a poem that cause the senses to activate.

• stanza

• imagery

• repetition

• tone

The stressed or unstressed syllable pattern within lines of a poem. The author may change this throughout the poem or keep it the same.

• simile

• meter

• metaphor

• repetition

Repetition of vowel sounds within rhyming words.

• imagery

• hyperbole

• assonance

• idiom

A figure of speech that involves using extreme exaggeration of ideas for emphasis.

• hyperbole

• stanza

• alliteration

• idiom

Makes a comparison of two objects that have similar qualities. Does not use the words "like" or "as".

• tone

• meter

• simile

• metaphor

How the poem or story makes the reader feel.

• tone

• mood

• alliteration

• line