Elements of Poetry w/ Examples

Alliteration
To grow the worse for growingand Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Allusion
So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay

Assonance
To grow the worse for growing

Consonance
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Hyperbole
I can smell pizza from a mile away

Imagery
smell: the air smells like going to the countryside. fresh and green.

no smell of smoke but the fresh waters and the leaves.touch: it feels bumpy yet gives off a welcoming warmthtaste: it tastes sweet yet spicy at once, with a tinge of orange taste.

Metaphor
She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show

Onomatopoeia
BeepBoomHiss

Personification
The silence crept into the classroom

Rhyme
You show the lights that stop me turn to stoneYou shine it when I’m aloneAnd so I tell myself that I’ll be strongAnd dreaming when they’re gone

Rhythm
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Repetition
Don’t tell lions not to roarDon’t tell Grandad not to snoreDon’t tell poets not to rhymeThe whole thing’s just a waste of time.

Simile
Allie’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.