Elements of Poetry

Who is Skip Macdonald?

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs

Rhythm

the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it

Boom! Thud! Pow! These words are examples of ___________ used in poetry

He was a tornado, blasting through the opposing team. This is an example of a ____________

Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. This is an example of a _____________

The tree whispered in the wind is an example of__________.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

comparing two things using like or as

A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme

This is an example of a ______________ poem./The fog comes/on little cat feet./It sits looking/over harbor and city/on silent haunches/and then moves on.

The way a poem is laid out on the page, how it "looks"

giving human characteristics to non-human things

"Hey Diddle, Diddle/The Cat and the Fiddle" this is an example of a ____________

a poetic device which is used at the end of a line and the beginning of the next line in a poem. Also, it can be described as a point where a line is divided into two halves at the end of a line

Free Verse

premeasured patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound

poems that follow strict rules about lines, stanzas, rhythm and rhyme

My shoes are killing me. This sentence is an example of a _______

"Tim, the terrifying tiger" is an example of _________

When my knees get too hairy I use a machine to tell me how much hair to remove from them. But tell me which author's name is hidden in the anagram "Waxed Knee Alarm"

Who is the protagonist in Booked? (full name please)

a literary device defined as having two successive rhyming lines in verse and having the same meter to form a complete thought. marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme