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 Simile  Metaphor  Imagery  Personification  Alliteration  Onomatopoeia  Rhyme  Rhythm  Poetic Style Elements  Hyperbole  Oxymoron  Stanzas  Idioms  Allusions

 A direct comparison between two things  ALWAYS uses the words “like” or “as” to compare  Ex: The baby’s blanket was like an angel’s wings, wrapping her in comfort and warmth.

 Also used to compare two items  DOES NOT use “like” or “as”  This is saying something IS something else  Ex: In the early morning hours, the alarm clock is a time bomb waiting to explode.

 The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas  Related to sensory language – APPEAL TO THE FIVE SENSES  sight, sound, touch, taste, smell Ex: The gentle whooshing of the ocean’s waves rocked me to sleep the first night of vacation.

 Giving human qualities to nonhuman or inanimate objects  Ex:  The wind howled in anger around the house.  The stapler bit the piece of paper fiercely.

 The repetition of a consonant sound  This is usually found in many words that start with the same consonant sound  Best examples can be found in tongue twisters  Ex: The wild and wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

 Can vowels do the same thing?  YES! – vowel sounds can be repeated - that is called assonance  Ex: Waiting to unfurl like a sail.

 The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named  A word whose sound suggests its meaning  Commonly found in poems & nursery rhymes  Produce strong images that promote funny situations  Ex:  Creaking as it rocks, the chair sang a noisy tune.  The branch cracked as the wind shook the old tree.

 Similarity in the sound of the final syllables of two or more lines (END RHYME) OR  Within one line (INTERNAL RHYME)  To keep track of the rhyme in a poem, use a different letter of the alphabet every time you hear a different rhyming sound

 Simpler way of diagnosing rhyming schemes! There was an old may from Peru Who dreamed he was eating his shoe In the midst of the night He awoke in a fright And – good grief! It was perfectly true!

 A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables  Also called meter  Certain words are produced more forcefully than other and held for a longer duration  The repetition of a pattern of emphasis is what produces a “rhythmic effect”  The word rhythm comes from Greek meaning “measured motion”

 Hyperbole – an exaggeration of any statement  We created it for DRAMA!!!  A very creative addition to any piece of writing  Ex: I tried calling you a million times, but you didn’t answer! If I told you once, I told you a thousand times! We had a ton of homework last night!

 Oxymoron – the contradictory combinations of words  Ex: The deafening silence that followed the outburst by the teacher was excruciating.  Controlled chaos  Jumbo shrimp  Pretty ugly  Serious joke  Instant classic  Drag race  Down escalator  Near miss  Sharp curve

 Idiom-an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words  Examples: Go fly a kite Frog in my throat Break a leg  Allusion-reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature  Examples You're a regular Einstein Potato chips are my diet's Achilles heel

 Stanzas are poems (or units) within a larger poem  Referred to as a verse in music  Usually grouped together because they share a rhyming scheme or a fixed number of lines  Most song lyrics & choruses are four line stanzas