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Elements of Poetry

This document summarizes the key elements of poetry: 1. Sound devices like alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, and consonance that add musical elements. 2. Figurative language such as similes, metaphors, personification, irony, and hyperbole that use creative and non-literal meanings. 3. Rhyme and rhythm that create a flow and musicality through repetition of sounds within and at the end of lines. 4. Imagery that uses descriptive language to appeal to the five senses and create mental pictures for the reader.

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Elements of Poetry

This document summarizes the key elements of poetry: 1. Sound devices like alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, and consonance that add musical elements. 2. Figurative language such as similes, metaphors, personification, irony, and hyperbole that use creative and non-literal meanings. 3. Rhyme and rhythm that create a flow and musicality through repetition of sounds within and at the end of lines. 4. Imagery that uses descriptive language to appeal to the five senses and create mental pictures for the reader.

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S

E M ELEMENTS
P O OF
a. SOUND DEVICES
b. FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
POETRY
c. RHYME
JUVY E. DELA ROSA
d. RHYTHM CALAUAG WEST DISTRICT
e. IMAGERY PINAGKAMAIGAN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Poems are pieces of writing written in separate
lines that usually have figurative language,
repeated and irregular rhythm, rhyme. They
convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a
vivid and imaginative way.

POEMS
Poems also have sound devices. Sound devices
are tools used by poets to convey and reinforce
the meaning or experience of poetry through the
skillful use of sound.
A. Sound devices
 Sound devices are literary techniques that describe how
words sound in a poem. They are also known as musical
devices. The choice of words in a poem can have different
or similar sounds, regular or irregular syllables, repetition of
similar sounds, and a playful usage of words.
TYPES OF SOUND DEVICES
1. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds of nearby
words in a phrase, often used as a literary device.
An example Is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers“

2. Onomatopoeia is the use or creation of a word that phonetically


imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a
word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias
include animal noises such as oink, meow, roar.
Example: The pop of a firecracker
• splish splash ding dong tick tock achoo shh
3. Assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within a line in
poetry which is easy to discern. The sounds are repetitive whether at
the beginning of words, in the middle or at the end, not to be confused
with rhyme. Often. assonance appears when there are stressed
syllables following each.
4. Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant
sounds in a line of text. The etymology of consonance is
from the Latin “consonantem,” meaning “agreeing in
sound.” These similar sounds can appear anywhere in the
word but are usually at the middle or end of words, or the
end of the stressed syllable.
ACTIVITY:
Read and analyze the poem below, by EDGAR ALLAN POE, pick out the words that
shows SOUND DEVICES and identify each.
B. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
 Figurative language is a type of communication that does not use
a word's strict or realistic meaning. Common in comparisons and
exaggerations, figurative language is usually used to add creative
flourish to written or spoken language or explain a complicated
idea.
 Refers to the use of words or expressions which meanings are
different from their literal interpretations.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. SIMILE it is the clear and direct comparison between
two things that are basically not alike. It uses “like or
as”

Example: “I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on


high o’er vales and heals.”
from: “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth
2. METAPHOR it is a comparison of two different things without the
use of “as and like”

Example: “Her lovely voice was music to my ears. Her fragrant pink
hanky was a carpet to my tears.”

3. Personification is an inanimate object is treated as though it were a


person.

Example: “For eschewing books and tasks, Nature answers all he asks.”
from “The BAREFOOT BOY”
4. Irony this refers to the expression of one's meaning by using
language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for
humorous or emphatic effect.
Example: "How nice!" she said when I told her I had to work all
weekend.”
5. Hyperbole this is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point;
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.


My feet are killing me.
C.
RHYME
 This refers to the repetition of ending sounds between words. They can affect
the way you feel about the topic, tone and meaning of the poem.

 END RHYME.
“Oh the boyhood’s painless play.
Sleep that wakes in laughing day.”

 INTERNAL RHYMES.

“Trace her face, Grace


D.
RHYTHM It refers to the flow of words within each line and stanza. It is the music
that the poem creates.
E.
IMAGERY
 is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses
vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or
idea in their head. Through language, imagery does not only paint a
picture, but aims to portray the sensational and emotional experience
within text.

 Refers to the author’s use of descriptive and figurative to create


“mental images” that readers and listeners experience.
1. SIGHT 4. TOUCH
“When the whitest lilies blow, “The girl’s tiny and pinkish fingers
Where the freshest berries grow Ran through the smooth silk of sewers,”
Where the ground-nut trails its vine.”
5. TASTE
2. HEARING “The glass of mango shake with honey
“In the fields children were screaming, So fresh, mouthwatering, and lovely.”
As cows and carabaos went mooing.”

5. MOVEMENT
3. SMELL “Hand and hand with her he walks.’
“The aroma of brewed coffee Face to face with her he talks.”
Was heaven and joy to me.’

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