Poetic Elements

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• symbolism

Compares two things that are different

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

Compares two things at length

• simile

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally 

• extended metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through the use of a distinctive style that is often rhythmic and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, and stanzas​ (a)  

• poetry

• speaker

• tone

• mood

The ​ (a)   of a poem is the unit of rhythm, or the pattern of the beats (syllables)

• meter

• rhythm

• verse

Match the following

• enjambment

• My arms are weapons

• metaphor

• No punctuation before next line

• tone

• One line of poetry

• ballad

• A story poem/song

• verse

• Attitude of a poem

Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration 

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• personification

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• alliteration

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• hyperbole