POETRY! THE BEGINNING OF THE END

END RHYME Ex. Sally saw her silly sister by the swings. She also realized that her teacher sings.

INTERNAL RHYME Ex. The rabbit in the yard had a habit of eating clover.

PERFECT RHYME *when the final vowel AND consonant sounds rhyme Ex. swings, sings shack, lack

SLANT RHYME *when either the final vowel OR consonant sounds do not rhyme in an end rhyme Ex. assonance or consonance found in end rhymes

ASSONANCE Ex. toe, doe tapestry, knee tomb, dune

CONSONANCE Ex. Dad kicked the mad raccoon with his bad foot. Mom left the gym to sing a hymn with Gram. Ex. dove, move rigid, troubled rink, tank

ALLITERATION Ex. Sally saw her silly sister by the swings.

PERSONIFICATION Ex. The sun smiled down on the children in the park. The wind played in the fir trees.

SIMILE Ex. “Love is like a red, red rose.” “As the deer pants for water, so my soul longs after you.”

METAPHOR Ex. A bitter word is a rotten lemon in the water of life. “ Cervical lymph node is a garbage dump. Very small one--just one truck comes, and it only comes from one home. Al Gore would be appalled.” (House)

IMAGERY Ex. Crystalized trees etched upon the sky Gently painted with pastel colors A hue of pink, a touch of blue Surrounded by the softest purple The winter sky at evening time Reflects confidence in the dawn The return of light, return of warmth Spring but a whisper just behind Mary Fumento

SYMBOLISM Ex. dove = peace hearts = love colors (black = death, red = violence, etc.)

HYPERBOLE Ex. “We’ve been writing this research paper forever!” “I have loved you for a thousand years…” (CP)

SYNECDOCHE Ex. “All hands on deck!” shouted the captain. “I have 500 head of cattle,” boasted the rancher. “I love America!” said the patriot from Ohio. “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates

ONOMATOPOEIA Ex. hiss boom moo

END STOP Ex. Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost

ENJAMBMENT Ex. Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost

REPETITION A technique used to emphasize certain words or phrases by referring to them two or more times

COUPLET Ex. When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate; For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

QUATRAIN Ex. The mountain frames the sky (a) As a shadow of an eagle flies by. (a) With clouds hanging at its edge (b) A climber proves his courage on its rocky ledge. (b)