Elements of Poetry

2. the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
5. language that appeals to the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
7. a group of lines that work together to express a central idea
8. the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
9. the use of any element of language more than once
12. compares two unlike things using the words like or as
13. a writer’s attitude toward his or her subject
15. the voice that narrates a poem
17. a poem that is shaped to look like its subject
18. gives human qualities to something that is not human
20. expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse
22. dictionary definition

1. a Japanese form of poetry about nature, made up of three lines
3. a humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific rhythm, or pattern of rhyme
4. writing or speech that is not mean to be taken literally
6. tells a story in verse
10. the use of words to imitate sounds
11. a poem that does not have a strict structure, regular rhythm, or pattern of rhyme
14. the feelings a word evokes in people
16. the beat created by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
19. an extreme exaggeration
21. compares two unlike things without using like or as
23. the message or insight about life a poem conveys