Poetry Unit
Published on Dec 24, 2015
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LITERARY DEVICES
STRUCTURES WRITERS USE TO CONVEY A MESSAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
USESWORDS OR EXPRESSIONS DIFFERENT FROM THE LITERAL MEANING
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Simile- compares two different objects ushering "like" or "as"
Metaphor- compares two different objects without using "like" or "as"
Ex. The snow is a white blanket
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Personification- gives a thing,idea,or and animal human qualities
Ex. The flowers are dancing in the breeze
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Hyperbole- exaggeration of actions and ideas
Ex. Your backpack weighs a ton!!
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Alliteration- words that have the same beginning sound
Ex. Better butter makes batter better
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Imagery-words or pictures that create a mental image for the reader often using the five senses
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Theme - life lesson meaning, moral, or message about life or humane nature that is communicated though a literary work
Ex. Good triumphs evil
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Stanza- a groups of related lines in a poem
Rhyming words- words that end in the same sound
Ex. Ocean, motion
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Limerick- a humorous five line poem
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