Poetic Elements

Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form.

Repetition of vowel sounds with non-rhyming words

The use of objects to represent ideas/qualities by giving them meanings that are different from their literal meaning

Repetition of consonant sounds aound different vowel sounds.

Giving human qualities to an anima, object, or idea.

The pattern in which the last words in a line of poetry rhyme.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison of two objects that have similar qualities.

The stressed or unstressed syllable pattern within lines of a poem.

A saying that has a special or different meaning that is not meant to be interpreted literally

Capital letters, line length, or word position in a poem that helps to shape the poem.

A scene in a movie or novel that is set in a time earlier than the main story

The repetition of similar sounds.

Expresses thoughts and emotions in a musical way

A literary device in which the author gives a hint of what is to come later.

Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

A situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is anticipated.

The overall moral message or lesson that the author wants the reader to learn from the writing

A comparison between two things, either like or unlike.

A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced because of different possible meanings of a word

A group of lines that form the basic structure of a poem.

Language that goes beyond the words' literal meanings

A comparison of two objects using the signal words like or as.

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

The voice of a poem

The name given to the elements in a poem that cause the senses to activate a product of the imagination

A figure of speech that involves using extreme exaggeration of ideas for emphasis

Written in lines, it creates an emotional response in the reader and is meant to be heard.

How the story or poem makes the reader feel.

The person behind the words that speak out to the audience

Tells stories and usually has the elements of a short story.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A detailed analysis of the meaning of a poem by examining the technique of the writer.

The formation of a word that when read imitates the sound it spells out, creating a sound effect.

The author's attitude toward the subject of the writing signaled by carefully chosen words and figurative language