Figurative Language & Elements of Poetry

Groups of lines in a poem are called 

• stanzas
• sections 
• paragraphs 
• parts 

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

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• onomatopoeia 
• sensory detail
• hyperbole 
• personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  

• rhyme 
• alliteration 
• assonance 
• simile 

The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.

• tone 
• metaphor 
• simile 
• theme 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the following statement an example of?

I'm a riddle in nine syllables

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the following statement an example of?

The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the following statement an example of?

Hope is the thing with feathers

• SImile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

• Figurative language

• Sound devices

Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat)

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Alliteration