Poetic Elements and Structure

a word that makes a sound (example: bang, click)

• imagery
• denotation
• onomatopeia
• metaphor

extreme exaggeration

• hyperbole
• connotation
• personification
• idiom

rhythmical pattern of a poem where syllables are stressed and unstressed

• stanza
• meter
• poetry
• simile

human qualities or ideas are given to non human things

• idiom
• alliteration
• imagery
• personification

related lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph

• rhyme
• symbol
• figurative language
• stanza

dictionary definition of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• hyperbole
• symbol

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

expression of ideas or feelings through words, usually having form, rhythm, and rhyme

• connotation
• simile
• symbol
• poetry