Elements of Poetry What is Poetry Expression of
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Elements of Poetry
What is Poetry? Expression of emotion or ideas in an arrangement of words most often rhythmically n Using imagery and senses to express the way we feel about a subject n Doesn’t have to rhyme n
Elements n n n Simile Onomatopoeia Metaphor Idiom Hyperbole Theme n n n Assonance Alliteration Personification Imagery Rhyme Rhythm
Simile n Compares one thing to another using “like” or “as” Examples: The milk tasted like pickles. It was as dry as a bone. Life is like a box of chocolates. Back to Elements
Onomatopoeia n Using words that sound like their meaning Examples: buzz splat moo pow beep bam Buzz went the bees. Moo said the cow. Back to Elements crash chug bang whoosh whew chirp
Metaphor n n A comparison between two things which does not use like or as. May sound false at first, but is a clever way to make a point. Examples: My love is a rose. You are my sunshine. America is a melting pot. Back to Elements
Idiom n n A language familiar to a group of people. The dialect of people or a region. Examples: That was easy as pie. Boy, my brain was cookin’. Ya’ll comin’ to da party tonight? Back to Elements
Hyperbole n A large exaggeration, usually used with humor. Examples: Her feet were so big she could go water skiing without the skies. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Back to Elements
Assonance n A repetition of vowel sounds within syllables with changing consonants. Examples: Tilting at windmills. The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains. Back to Elements
Alliteration n Starting three or more words with the same sound. Examples: A skunk sat on a stump. Wendy worries about her weird wart. She sells seashells by the seashore. Back to Elements
Personification n Assigning the qualities of a person to something that isn’t human. Examples: The leaves danced in the wind. Opportunity knocked on the door. At precisely 6: 30 a. m. my alarm clock sprang to life. Back to Elements
Imagery n n The reader can picture the scene in his mind. Usually appeals to the 5 senses. Examples: I wandered lonely as a cloud. A host of golden daffodils. Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Beside the lake, beneath the trees. Back to Elements
Rhyme n n The repetition of sounds within different words, either end sound, middle or beginning. Words having a sound similar to others. Examples: bat hat cat fat lake snake fake remain refrain regain trim brim prim Back to Elements
Rhythm n n The flow of words within each meter or stanza. Music, speech, or movements which are characterized by equal or regularly alternating beats. Examples: Chicka-chicka boom Da-da-da-dummmm, da-da-da-dummmm Back to Elements
Theme n n The message, point of view, and idea of the poem. The topic or subject. Examples: Nature School Love Back to Elements
Bibliography n n n Basic Elements of Poetry http: //www. buzzle. com/articles/basicelements-of-poetry. html Literary Terms http: //www. tnellen. com/cybereng/lit_terms/ Online dictionary http: //www. merriam-webster. com/ Microsoft Clip Art http: //office. microsoft. com/en-us/images/ Georgia Performance Standards – 5 th grade
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