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ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS OF POETRY Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia Rhyme Rhythm Poetic Style Elements

Hyperbole Oxymoron Stanzas Idioms Allusions

SIMILE A direct comparison between two things ALWAYS uses the words “like” or “as” to

compare

Ex: The baby’s blanket was like an angel’s wings, wrapping her in comfort and warmth.

METAPHOR Also used to compare two items DOES NOT use “like” or “as” This is saying something IS something

else

Ex: In the early morning hours, the alarm clock is a time bomb waiting to explode.

IMAGERY The use of vivid or figurative language

to represent objects, actions, or ideas Related to sensory language –

APPEAL TO THE FIVE SENSESsight, sound, touch, taste, smell

Ex: The gentle whooshing of the ocean’s waves rocked me to sleep the first night of vacation.

PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to nonhuman or

inanimate objects

Ex:The wind howled in anger around the

house.The stapler bit the piece of paper fiercely.

ALLITERATION The repetition of a consonant sound This is usually found in many words that

start with the same consonant sound Best examples can be found in tongue

twistersEx:

The wild and wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

ALLITERATION CONTINUED Can vowels do the same thing? YES! – vowel sounds can be repeated -

that is called assonance

Ex: Waiting to unfurl like a sail.

ONOMATOPOEIA The formation of a word from a sound

associated with what is named A word whose sound suggests its meaning Commonly found in poems & nursery

rhymes Produce strong images that promote funny

situations Ex:

Creaking as it rocks, the chair sang a noisy tune.

The branch cracked as the wind shook the old tree.

RHYME Similarity in the sound of the final

syllables of two or more lines (END RHYME)

OR Within one line (INTERNAL RHYME) To keep track of the rhyme in a poem,

use a different letter of the alphabet every time you hear a different rhyming sound

RHYME CONTINUED Simpler way of diagnosing rhyming

schemes!

There was an old may from PeruWho dreamed he was eating his shoeIn the midst of the nightHe awoke in a frightAnd – good grief! It was perfectly true!

RHYTHM A pattern of stressed and unstressed

syllablesAlso called meter

Certain words are produced more forcefully than other and held for a longer durationThe repetition of a pattern of emphasis is

what produces a “rhythmic effect” The word rhythm comes from Greek

meaning “measured motion”

POETIC STYLE ELEMENTS Hyperbole – an exaggeration of any

statementWe created it for DRAMA!!! A very creative addition to any piece of

writing

Ex: I tried calling you a million times, but you didn’t

answer! If I told you once, I told you a thousand times! We had a ton of homework last night!

POETIC STYLE ELEMENTS Oxymoron – the contradictory combinations of

words Ex: The deafening silence that followed the

outburst by the teacher was excruciating. Controlled chaos Jumbo shrimp Pretty ugly Serious joke Instant classic Drag race Down escalator Near miss Sharp curve

POETIC STYLE ELEMENTS Idiom-an expression that has a meaning

different from the meaning of its individual wordsExamples:

Go fly a kite Frog in my throat Break a leg

Allusion-reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literatureExamples

You're a regular Einstein Potato chips are my diet's Achilles heel

POETIC STYLE ELEMENTS Stanzas are poems (or units) within a

larger poem Referred to as a verse in music Usually grouped together because they

share a rhyming scheme or a fixed number of lines

Most song lyrics & choruses are four line stanzas