1. Lap 5: Poetry
Day 3 & 4

7. Does it use “like” or “as”?
Is it a comparison between two things?
Yes No
Does it use “like” or “as”?
Are they exaggerating
too much or too little?
Yes No No
Yes
Simile
Metaphor
Object or idea doing
human things? ?
Too Little?
Too Much? No
Yes
Hyperbole
Understatement
Personification

8. Idiom
An expression where meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
Helpful note: cannot be translated in another language to its original meaning
Example:
It’s raining cats and dogs.
Meaning- it’s pouring rain
She woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Meaning- she woke up in a bad mood

9. Imagery
Vivid description that includes details that appeal to the five senses.
Example:
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way
Excerpt from "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth

10. Alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
Examples:
Sally sells sea shells by the seashore.
Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos

11. Assonance
Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
Examples:
We light fire in the mountains.
And miles to go before I sleep
Go and mow the lawn.

12. Consonance
Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession such as in pitter, patter.
Examples:
Blank and think
Spelled and scald
He stood on the road and cried.
Toss the glass, Cass.