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