Elements of Writing By: Drew Pilliod
Element #1: Line The Line basically means what it’s name is. A line is a sentence or a lot of words in one line depending on the page size. Example: This is the first line of a paragraph. This is the second line of a paragraph.
Element #2: Stanza A STANZA is a group of words or lines that make a poem. A stanza can make rhyming poems that have the same last sound. Example: I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample It Could finish enmity.
Element #3: Words Words are what you speak, hear, write, and type. This sentence I typed is made of words. Example: “Booo, wow, cool, it, no, yes”, are all words.
Element #3: Rhyme/ Rhyme Scheme Rhyme is line or multiple lines that have the last part of the last words in one of the lines sound the same in a pattern. Rhyme Scheme is the pattern in the rhyming words. Example: Rhyme: cat in the hat. Rhyme Scheme: ABAB
Element #4: Alliteration Alliteration is like a rhyme, but the rhyming sounds in the word is in the beginning. Example: How much chuck could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Element #5: Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is making words have sound meanings. Example: Oink! Meow! Mooo!
Element #6: Rhythm Rhythm is a line or many lines in a beat like music. Example: I don’t know how to type a rhythm so good luck.
Element #7: Hyperbole A Hyperbole is a line that has an exaduration in it. Example: The bag weighted a ton.
Element #8: Personification Personification is giving non living things living personalities. Example: The rock’s eyes where gone.
Element #9: Simile A simile is a connection between two things using, “Like” or, “as”. Example: The man was as tall as a building.
Element #10: Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech. It makes up words to sound kind of like what you mean. Example: Don’t talk like an animal.
Element #11: Imagery Imagery is describing an image with words. If you cant describe it with words than you can just show the person you are talking to the picture. Example: The sun is like a hot red jawbreaker.