Elements of Poetry

The groups of lines in a poem are called 

• stanza

• section 

• paragraph 

• section 

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• exaggeration

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Assigning human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 

• onomatopoeia 

• sensory detail

• exaggeration 

• personification 

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning of words or lines. 

• rhyme 

• alliteration 

• assonance 

• comparison 

The author's attitude towards the subject of the text.

• tone 

• metaphor 

• comparison 

• subject 

What is the following sentence an example of?

I am a riddle with nine syllables

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the following sentence an example of?

His mysterious nature piqued her curiosity like a door with neither lock nor key.

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the following sentence an example of?

Hope is the thing with feathers

• Simile

• Metaphor

These elements emphasize sound and give poetry a musical quality:

• Figurative language

• Sound rhetorical devices

Words that end with the same sound (for example: hat and cat)

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Alliteration