The Elements of Poetry

repetition of the same letter (sound) at the beginning of two or more consecutive words in a poem

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

a comparison between two objects that are not similar; uses "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Personification

attributing human-like qualities to something non-human

• Anthropomorphism

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allegory

an extreme exaggeration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Understatement

they may be complete sentences and they may not be; they create rhythm and emphasis

• Lines

• Stanzas

• Verses

• Paragraphs

narrates the poem

• Speaker

• Author

• Reader

• Character

a repetition of sound in two or more words, especially at the end of lines in poetry

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Metaphor

poetry that tells a story

• Lyric

• Narrative

• Haiku

• Sonnet

descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

poetry uses these like paragraphs, separated by a blank space

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line

• Couplet