Poetic Elements

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Compares two things that are different

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Compares two things at length

• simile

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally 

• extended metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through the use of a distinctive style that is often rhythmic and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, and stanzas​ (a)  

• poetry

• speaker

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The ​ (a)   of a poem is the unit of rhythm, or the pattern of the beats (syllables)

• meter

• rhythm

• verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Match the following

• enjambment

• My arms are weapons

• ballad

• A story poem/song

• tone

• No punctuation before next line

• metaphor

• Attitude of a poem

• verse

• One line of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• personification

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4