Elements of Poetry

Poetry can....

• tell a story

• describe a situation

• appeal to the senses

• all of the above

A line break is...

• where each line of texts end

• a group of lines within a poem

• a pattern of stressed syllables

• words that create image

A stanza is...

• a pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• where each line of texts ends

• a group of lines within a poem

• the same sound of letter at the beginning of words or lines

Rhyming words...

• is a pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• is words that create images that appeal to the senses

• are words with the same ending sound at the end of line or stanzas

• is lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

Rhythm...

• is a word that imitates the sound it represents

• is a pattern of stresses syllables that create a beat

• is the same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• is lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

Imagery...

• is where each line of texts ends

• tells a story

• is a pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• is words that create images that appeal to the senses

Alliteration is...

• a word that imitates the sound it represents

• the same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines

• lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• words with the same ending sounds at the end of line or stanzas

Onomatopoeia is...

• a group of lines within a poem

• describes a situation

• words that create images that appeal to the senses

• a word that imitates the sound it represents

Repetition is...

• a pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

• lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• the same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines