Poetry Elements

Poet’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject, audience, or themes expressed in the poem.

• Shift

• Alliteration

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Emotional atmosphere or feeling that the poem evokes in the reader.

• Mood

• Theme

• Simile

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A change in tone, perspective, mood, or subject that occurs at a specific point in the poem.

• Stanza

• Transfer

• Mood

• Shift

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The central idea, message, or insight that the poet explores and wishes to communicate to the reader.

• Main Idea

• Tone

• Theme

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An extreme exaggeration

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Tone

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Uses creative comparisons, exaggerations, or sensory appeals to make writing more engaging and interesting.

• Mood

• Vocabulary

• Imagery

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Language that appeals to the senses

• Imagery

• Context

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Figurative Language

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words

• Tone

• Alliteration

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3