Poetry

Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shining

break a leg; Don't spill the beans; I've been of the fence for a long time

a figure of speech in which objects are given human-like qualities

a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning

the author’s attitude toward the subject matter and overall feeling (funny, sarcastic, shocking, mysterious, tense, etc)

using the same word or phrase over and over again

Jack and Jill went up the hill...

the difference between poetry and prose -no set grammatical rules for how or when a line or stanza ends or punctuation

She walks slower than a turtle

a reference to a person, place, thing, event or idea in history or literature used to suggest an emotion or idea

The world is her stage; The night is a big black cat

language that suggests how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps create a mental picture in your head

words that sound like objects or actions

the pattern of end rhymes

yellow - It's the warmth of sunshine; It's icy lemonade

a figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing is another thing

a figure of speech comparing two thing using like or as

The paragraphs

The sun smiles brightly; The stars wink

Your eyes are as blue as the ocean; They fought like ctas and dogs

the central or unifying idea or message that is developed in literature. love; growing up & identity; family & loyalty

Meow, meow; Crash! Boom! Swoosh!!

an object, a person, a situation or action in a story that has a literal meaning but suggests /represents other meanings

a group of words arranged in a row in a poem. People mistake them for sentences.

A group of lines in a poem. People often mistakenly call them paragraphs.

She sells seashells at the seashore

to make something seem larger or more important then it really is; an exaggeration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds (words with the same beginning sounds)

two or more words with the same end sounds