Elements of Poetry

A group of lines within a poem

• stanza

• alliteration

• imagery

• verse

One line of a poem

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Verse

• Repetition

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

• simile

• metaphor

• Imagery

• alliteration

Words that make a sound like BAM! or ZAP!

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• repetition

Comparing two things using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

• line

Using words to paint a picture using the 5 senses

• metaphor

• imagery

• stanza

• rhyme

Comparing two things not using like or as

• verse

• stanze

• metaphor

• simile

Lines or words that are repeated in a poem to show importance

• poem

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

Your eyes are as blue as the ocean is an example of a...

• simile

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

He is a giant is an example of a...

• rhythm

• stanza

• metaphor

• repetition