Poetry Elements

Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses.

Hyperbole is a literary device that involves extreme exaggeration.

Alliteration is a figurative language technique where the same sound occurs at the beginning of closely placed words, as in 'Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped.'

Rhythm is the musical quality created by the meter in a poem.

Personification is a literary device where an object or animal is given human characteristics.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.

A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

Onomatopoeia is a literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle.'