Poetry Elements and Greek/Latin Roots

Where each line of text ends

• stanza

• rhythm

• imagery

• Line Break

A group of lines within a poem

• Line Break

• Stanza

• Rhyming Words

• Alliteration

Words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas

• Rhyming Words

• Line Break

• Imagery

• Repetition

A pattern of stressed syllables that create a beat

• Repetition

• Foreshadowing

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

Words that create images that appeal to the senses

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Stanza

The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines.

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadow

• Emphasize

A word that imitates the sound it represents, like "buzz" or "thud."

• Foreshadow

• Line Break

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyming Words

Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance

• Repetition

• Stanza

• Emphasize

• Foreshadow

Poetry can tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses.

• True

• False

Can create a mood, add suspense and make a story more memorable

• Speaker

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

• Stanza