Elements of Poetry

A comparison between two things, using "like" or "as".

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Ex: Lost and scared, he howled like an injured wolf into the darkness.

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A comparison between two things.

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Ex: He was an owl​, silent and observant, as he sat and watched the chaos unfolding below.

Metaphor

An exaggeration

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Ex: "When we went on a safari in South Africa, we saw about 10,000 elephants! It was amazing!"

Hyperbole​

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Giving an object or animal human-like qualities

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Ex: The box of chocolates winked at me from across the store.

Personification

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Simile​

An allusion is a reference to a person, place, event, text, piece of art, etc.

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Ex: He was a Scrooge!

Allusion

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A sentence uses repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of each word.

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Ex: The deer decided to delve deep into the dark woods.

(The "D" sound is repeated.)​

Alliteration

​Words that sound just like the sound they represent.

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Example: What does the fox say? ​Dog goes, "Woof" Cat goes, "Meow," Bird goes, "Tweet," and Mouse goes, "squeak."

Onomatopoeia

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Imagery

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​Imagery is used to describe things, people, animals, or places by appealing to our 5 senses.

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Example: "The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple." 

in the following poem