Poetry Elements

Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words.

• Alliteration

• Similie

• Smile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to.

Bang! Woosh! Pow!

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Onomatopoeia

• Free-Verse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A poem that tells a story.

• Free Verse

• Narrative

• Sad

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A poem with no set pattern or rules.  No rhyme.  No rhythm.

• Stanza

• Narrative

• Metaphor

• Free-Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A group of lines in a poem.

• Line

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

When non-human animals and objects behave like humans.

• Narrative

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A figure of speech where a thing is described as being something else in order to make a comparison.

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Stanza

• Line

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A poetry technique used to appeal to the readers’ senses (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell.)

• Sensory Imagery

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

An obvious exaggeration.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A comparison between two unlike things using the word “like” or “as.”

• Idiom

• Stanza

• Line

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5