poetic elements 2012
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What are the What are the
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LRMS Librarian
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ImageryImagery
The mental pictures created
by a piece of writing
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The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
Imagery Imagery example:example:
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SimileSimile
A phrase that compares two things using “like” or “as”
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Simile Simile example:example:
His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like
mouldy hay,
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
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MetaphorMetaphor
A phrase that compares two things without using “like” or
“as”
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Metaphor exampleMetaphor example
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple
moor,
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
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PersonificationPersonification
When human traits or characteristics
are given to inanimate objects
or abstract notions
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PersonificationPersonificationexampleexample
I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell
should bar the way.
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
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RhymeRhyme
Words at the end of lines of poetry
that sound the same.
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Rhyme Rhyme exampleexample
A Student's Prayer A Student's Prayer by Anonymous
Now I lay me down to rest.I pray I pass tomorrow's test.If I should die before I wake,that's one less test I'll have to take.
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AlliterationAlliterationThe repetition of
the first consonant sound
in a group of words
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AlliterationAlliterationOver the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,And he tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred.
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
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AssonanceAssonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in a group of words.
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Assonance Assonance exampleexample
“…the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore…” From “The Raven”
by Edgar Allen Poe
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HyperboleHyperbole
A figure of speech involving exaggeration to
help create a desired image.
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Hyperbole Hyperbole exampleexample
Why does a boy who’s fast as Why does a boy who’s fast as a jeta jet
Take all day—and sometimes Take all day—and sometimes two—two—
To get to school?To get to school?
By: John Ciardi (from “Speed Adjustments”)
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RepetitionRepetition
When a word or phrase is repeated several times throughout a stanza or
poem.
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Repetition Repetition exampleexample
And the highwayman came riding—Riding—riding—The highway man came riding, up to the old inn-door.
From “The Highwayman” “The Highwayman” by by Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
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OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
Use of a word that is an actual imitation of the
sound it is referring to
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OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaexampleexample
Swoosh, swishpaddling down a creeksplish, splash, whumpa fish jumps on me
By: Lacey
(a student at Langley Meadows school in Canada)
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Slide Show by:Paula Trapani-Wiener
LRMS Librarian
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