Poetry Elements

A group of lines that give the poem its form, like a paragraph in poetry

a pattern of rhyming words at the end of a line (AABB, AABBA, ABAB, etc)

a type of poetry that sound like a song and shows the poet's emotions

A poet can convey a tone or mood through their words.

a poem that usually does not have rhyme scheme or meter/rhythm

a 5 line poem that is silly or funny and has AABBA rhyme scheme

words in a poem _____________ when their endings sound the same

the use of a word that imitates the sound it stands for

How many stanzas are in this poem?

What is the rhyme scheme?

a line of text ends and "breaks" the line

a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has 3 lines and follows the 5,7,5 syllable pattern

a type of poetry that forms a diamond and includes either synonyms or antonyms

a poem made up of 2 lines that rhyme

Images formed in the mind using sensory words

lines or words that are often repeated because they are important

The theme of a poem is the...

a type of writing in which the sound and meaning of language creates ideas and feelings

a pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables