Poetic Elements

a word that makes a sound (example: bang, click)

• imagery
• denotation
• onomatopeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

rhythmical pattern of a poem where syllables are stressed and unstressed

• stanza
• meter
• poetry
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

human qualities or ideas are given to non human things

• idiom
• alliteration
• imagery
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

related lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph

• rhyme
• symbol
• figurative language
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

author's use this with descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind

• onomatopoeia
• imagery
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

language that is not meant to be taken literally

• figurative language
• simile
• rhyme
• lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

comparing 2 unlike things using "like", "as", "than" or "resembles"

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"My bedroom is a disaster area" is an example of what poetic device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"My house is like a prison" is an example of what poetic device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile does NOT compare using "like" or "as" and a metaphor does compare using "like" or "as"

• A simile and a metaphor BOTH use "like" or "as" to compare

• A simile does compare using "like" or "as" and a metaphor does NOT compare using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4