ELEMENTS of POETRY POETRY What is poetry Why

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ELEMENTS of POETRY

ELEMENTS of POETRY

POETRY!! • What is poetry? • Why do we study poetry?

POETRY!! • What is poetry? • Why do we study poetry?

Personification Giving an object, animal, or idea human qualities

Personification Giving an object, animal, or idea human qualities

Personification The wheat waves hello as I walk by.

Personification The wheat waves hello as I walk by.

Personification The ocean waters whisper loving words to the sand.

Personification The ocean waters whisper loving words to the sand.

Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of the words.

Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of the words.

Alliteration She sells sea shells by the sea shore. What sounds are being repeated?

Alliteration She sells sea shells by the sea shore. What sounds are being repeated?

Alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. What sound is being repeated?

Alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. What sound is being repeated?

Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate sounds.

Onomatopoeia The use of words that imitate sounds.

Simile A comparison that uses like or as. It points out how two unlike

Simile A comparison that uses like or as. It points out how two unlike things have something in common.

Simile She is as sour as lemons. What 2 things are being compared? How

Simile She is as sour as lemons. What 2 things are being compared? How are they similar?

Simile He is like a snake. What 2 things are being compared? How are

Simile He is like a snake. What 2 things are being compared? How are they alike?

Metaphor A comparison that says one thing is another, unlike thing. It does NOT

Metaphor A comparison that says one thing is another, unlike thing. It does NOT use like or as.

Metaphor I am woman; hear me roar! What 2 things are being compared? How

Metaphor I am woman; hear me roar! What 2 things are being compared? How are they alike?

Metaphor The night is full of twinkling diamonds.

Metaphor The night is full of twinkling diamonds.

Simile, Metaphor, or Neither? • • • I like apples. You are the apple

Simile, Metaphor, or Neither? • • • I like apples. You are the apple of my eye. Timothy is as sweet as pie. You are as slow as a snail. Your room is a pig sty. I laugh as I walk into the room.

An exaggeration that describes what is actually happening but to an unrealistic degree

An exaggeration that describes what is actually happening but to an unrealistic degree

Hyperbole He broke my heart into a thousand pieces.

Hyperbole He broke my heart into a thousand pieces.

Hyperbole I tried to call you a thousand times last night!

Hyperbole I tried to call you a thousand times last night!

Repetition Words, phrases, or sounds that are repeated

Repetition Words, phrases, or sounds that are repeated

Imagery • The use of language that appeals to the senses. SIGHT TASTE •

Imagery • The use of language that appeals to the senses. SIGHT TASTE • Imagery can also be called Sensory Details. TOUCH SOUND SMELL

Idiom • an extreme exaggeration; does NOT describe what is literally/actually happening; is a

Idiom • an extreme exaggeration; does NOT describe what is literally/actually happening; is a well-known saying, so within a culture the meaning is understood. • Example: It’s raining cats and dogs. • Example: I have butterflies in my stomach.

RHYME • Rhyme is when the accented vowel sounds and all sounds following are

RHYME • Rhyme is when the accented vowel sounds and all sounds following are repeated. • sport and court • dear and fear • right and might • mouse and house

walls • falls • calls • balls • malls The repetition of accented vowel

walls • falls • calls • balls • malls The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words close together in a sc poem crumble r tumble me een an &

words that rhyme What rhymes with “orange”?

words that rhyme What rhymes with “orange”?

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem Use a different letter of the

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem Use a different letter of the alphabet to represent each different sound. Little Miss Muffett Sat on a tuffett, Eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider And sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffett away!

Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall. _____ Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall, _____ And all

Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall. _____ Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall, _____ And all the King’s horses _____ And all the King’ men _____ There was an woman together _____ again. Couldn’t putold. Humpty Who lived in a shoe. _____ She had so many children She didn’t know what to do. _____

Thus, what is Poetry? • • Poetry is a way of expressing emotions. Using

Thus, what is Poetry? • • Poetry is a way of expressing emotions. Using words in unique ways Celebrating knowledge Showing off your individual creativity

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