poetry “poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”...
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Poetry
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”
~Robert Frost
Poetic Devices
The Sounds of Poetry
Onomatopoeia
When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
Examples
Buzz FizzWoof
Hiss ClinkBoom
Beep Vroom Zip
Repetition
Repeating a word or words for effect.
Example
When you, my Dear, are away, away, How wearily goes the creeping day.
Rhythm
When words are arranged in such a way that they make a pattern or beat.
Example
There once was a girl from Chicago
Who dyed her hair pink in the bathtub
I own a solace shut within my heart,
A garden full of many a quaint delight
Hint: hum the words instead of saying them.
Rhyme
When words have the same end sound.
Happens at the beginning, end, or middle of lines.
Examples
Where
Fair
Air
Bear
Glare
Alliteration
When the first sounds in words repeat.
Example
Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper.
Slim-pinioned swallows sweep and pass
Other Useful Information about poems
Couplets:A pair of rhyming lines in a poem often set off from the
rest of the poem. Shakespeare’s sonnets all
end in couplets.
Atmosphere:The overall feeling of a work, which is related to tone and
mood.
Blank verse:Unrhymed lines of poetry
usually in iambic pentameter. Plenty of modern poetry is
written in blank verse.
Stanza:A section of poetry separated from the sections before and after it; a verse “paragraph.”
Quatrain:A four-line stanza.
Symbolism:The use of one things to represent another. For
example, a dove is a symbol of peace.
Theme:The central idea of a work.
Tone:The author’s attitude toward
his or her subject. For example, a tone could be pessimistic, optimistic, or
angry.
Voice:The narrative point of view
whether it’s in the first, second, or third person.
Types of Poems
Lyric:A type of poetry that expresses the poet’s
emotions. It often tells some sort of brief story, engaging
the reading in the experience.
Elegy:A poem mourning the dead.
Epic:A long poem narrating the
adventures of a heroic figure—for example, Homer’s The
Odyssey.
Fable:A story that illustrates a
moral often using animals as the character—for example, The Tortoise and the Hare.
Figurative Language: For example,
• you can call someone who is very angry “steaming.” Unless steam was actually coming out of your ears, you were using figurative language.
• He’s a fox. Literally you don’t mean that the person is an animal. What you mean is that the person possesses qualities that of the fox – being cunning and selfish
Language that does not mean exactly what it says.
Some very useful Literary Devices
A huge exaggeration. For example, “Dan’s the funniest guy on the planet!” or “That
baseball card is worth a zillion dollars!”
Hyperbole:
I'd rather take bathswith a man-eating shark,or wrestle a lionalone in the dark,eat spinach and liver,pet ten porcupines,than tackle the homework,my teacher assigns.
Language that conveys a certain ideas by saying just he
opposite.
Irony:
A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”—such as “He’s a rock” or “I am an
island.”
Metaphor:
Giving inanimate object human characteristics. For
example, “The flames reached for the child hovering in the
corner.”
Personification:
A comparison that uses “like” or “as”
For example, “I’m as hungry as a wolf,” or “My love is like a
rose.”
Simile:
Figurative Language Game
Can you discover the missing picture by answering
questions about figurative language?
Click here to read the directions.
Game Directions1. Read each clue and click the type of figurative language
that matches it.
2. If you are right, small squares will disappear from the picture on the right. Try to guess the picture with each clue.
3. If you are wrong, try again.
4. When you get to the end, enjoy your celebration.
Click the magnifying glass to start the game!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
simile
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Answer the
questions
correctly to reveal
the surprise picture!
START
“happy as a clam”
You are a bear in the morning.
“pretty as a picture”
Sally sells sea shells.
The sun sang in the
sky.
BANG!
I’m hungry; I could eat a
horse.
Red roses rock.
FINISH!
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
“ugly as an ogre”
The paper screamed.
simile
metaphor simile
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbolealliteration
metaphoronomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
simile metaphor
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personificationmetaphor
similehyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
You have found
my dog Chloe!
Click the finish button for a
surprise!
Click here to try again.