Elements of Poetry

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is personification?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is onomatopoeia?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is a rhyme?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is a stanza?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• A group of lines in a poem

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

What is repetition?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The repeating of words or phrases for emphasis

What is imagery?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Language that appeals to the senses

What is a haiku?

• A comparison using like or as

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• A traditional form of Japanese poetry

• A word that imitates the sound it represents