Graphical elements

rhythmical pattern of a poem where syllables are stressed and unstressed

• stanza
• meter
• poetry
• simile

related lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph

• rhyme
• symbol
• figurative language
• stanza

Poetry that uses poetic language but does not follow a pattern of rhyming or meter.

• free verse
• dramatic poetry
• concrete
• narrative 

author's use this with descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• onomatopoeia
• imagery
• metaphor
• simile

language that is not meant to be taken literally

• figurative language
• simile
• rhyme
• lines

"I will not eat them with a mouse
I will not eat the in a house
I will not eat them here or there
I will not eat them anywhere"
(Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham)
The ending of these lines show ____

• simile
• hyperbole
• rhyme scheme
• personification

repeating vowel or consonant sounds at the ends of words

• alliteration
• poetry
• rhyme
• repetition

using a sound, word, or phrase more than once in poetry is called....

• alliteration
• repetition
• lines
• meter

groups of words in poetry that help to convey feelings and ideas

• lines
• simile
• stanza
• symbol

This type of poem tells a story. Two types of this poetry are epic poetry and ballads

• lyric
• tanka
• sonnet
• narrative