1. Elements of… POETRY

2. Stanza • an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem

3. Rhyme Scheme • What is a rhyming sound? • Several different types of rhyme scheme • Labeled according to their rhyme sound • Example • There once was a big brown cat • That liked to eat a lot of mice • He got all round and fat • Because they tasted so nice

4. Rhyme Scheme • Example • There once was a big brown cat • That liked to eat a lot of mice • He got all round and fat • Because they tasted so nice • The rhyme scheme is a,b,a,b • Cat and fat rhyme (a) • Mice and nice rhyme (b) • Every new rhyme sound has a new letter of the alphabet

5. Example There once was a big brown cat, That liked to eat a lot of mice. He got all round and fat, Because they tasted so nice.

6. Theme and Symbolism • Theme: The message, point of view, and idea of the poem • Symbolism: Something in the poem that represents something else through association or resemblance • What was the theme of the song?

7. Personification • Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects • The trees danced in the wind • The sun played hide and seek with the clouds • The thunder roared with anger

8. Metaphor and Simile • Metaphor: Comparison of two things which does not use like or as • Simile: Comparison of two things which does use like or as • Can you name some examples?

9. Hyperbole • An exaggeration • Statements are not literally true but people make them to sound impressive to emphasize a feeling, effort, or reaction. • I tried a thousand times. • I nearly died laughing. • I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.

10. Idiom • Words whose meanings are different from the ordinary meaning of the word • Put a lid on it. • Two heads are better than one. • We were shooting the breeze.

11. Onomatopoeia • A single word that sounds like the thing it’s referring to • Burgers sizzled on the grill. • The snake slithered in the grass. • The pop fizzed in my mouth.