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Poetry 7th and 8th

middle school elements of poetry

QuestionAnswer
figure of speech words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning
figure of speech idioms, metatphors, and similes
literal the exact meaning of a word or phrase
idiom a phrase that cannont be understood from the literal meaning
idiom Let's get the ball rolling.
idiom Keep your eyes on your own paper
idiom You are driving me crazy!
simile comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
simile my brother eats like a pig.
simile You're as smart as a tack.
simile The clouds were as white as cotton balls.
metaphor comparing two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"
metaphor Jessica is a star.
metaphor My desk is a black hole.
metaphor The candy store is heaven.
personification giving human qualities to nonhuman things
personification The wind sung a lonely song.
personification The gate stood guard over the mansion.
personification The advertisement in the store window screamed at me.
onomatopoeia the use of a word to represent a sound
onomatopoeia slap, splash, clap, bark
alliteration the repetition of consonant sounds close together
alliteration Rachel robs really radical Rambos.
alliteration Cara kills crafty coyotes.
alliteration Jacob joyfully juggles giraffes.
rhyme two or more words that end with the same sound.
rhyme read and seed
stanza a group of lines in a poem or song that is separated from the rest of the poem or song
hyperbole an exaggeration used to make a point
hyperbole We walked a million miles today.
hyperbole I am dying of boredom.
hyperbole I am so hungry I can eat a horse.
free verse poetry that does not use patterns, such as stanzas or rhyme
imagery creating pictures with words
imagery using the five senses to create visual images
haiku a three-line poem, usually about nature; the first line is 5 syllables, the second line is 7 syllables, the third line is 5 syllables
haiku black rich dirt fills pot sunlight streams in window pane flower needs water
Created by: carly hayes
 

 



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