Poetry Elements

The sun is a yellow skittle shinning brightly in the sky.

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

• similie

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• rhyme

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

The third graders are as wild as a den of lions. What element is in this sentence?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

When you compare two unlike things with like or as you are making a what?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, what element are the words buzz and ring?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

Which is an example of a Simile?

• bat, cat, hat

• Slam!

• Coats hold winter hats like bare branches hold nests.

A metaphor is..

• Two or more words which match in the same last sound
• Makes a comparison without using like or as 
• A repeating pattern of sounds or words 

Which is an example of rhyme?

• We love school. School is cool.
• My hat is red. My hat is blue.
• Singing loud as a siren.

Which is an example of imagery?

• I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.
• I love the stars like a woman loves her child
• I enjoy reading 

Repetition is..

• Makes a comparison without using like or as
• Words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
• A repeating pattern of sounds or words