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1 Elements of Poetry(

2 Repetition of the initial consonant sound
Alliteration Repetition of the initial consonant sound “She sells seashells at the sea shore”

3 Imagery descriptive language that applies to the senses – sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell. Some images appeal to more than one sense.

4 Metaphor My love is a rose Direct Metaphor
Comparing two unlike objects or ideas My love is a rose

5 Metaphor, Continued Indirect metaphor “My love has a rosy bloom”
- An indirect comparison between two unlike things. “My love has a rosy bloom”

6 Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
Wham! Splat! Pow! I am in trouble now!

7 Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
Personification Giving human qualities to an inanimate object “The moon smiled down on the lovers” A MOON CAN’T SMILE…

8 Repetition Repetition is used to make an impact on the poem’s tone. Words or phrases are repeated throughout the poem. Here comes summer, Chirping robin, budding rose. Gentle showers, summer clothes. By Shel Silverstein

9 Rhyme Scheme - pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Examples: Twinkle, twinkle little star a How I wonder what you are. a Up above the earth so high, b Like a diamond in the sky. b Baa, baa, black sheep a Have you any wool? b Yes sir, yes sir, c Three bags full. b

10 Rhythm Rhythm is the pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Rhythm can be regular or irregular. Example: I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. The purple words/syllables are “stressed” creating rhythm.

11 A comparison using like or as
Simile A comparison using like or as “Life is like a box of chocolates”

12 Done by: Mohab olayan


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