Give two examples of each of the following elements of poetry from the poems you have read in Units 4, 5, and 6.


Metaphor:

Simile:

Personification:

Onomatopoeia:

Imagery:

Sensory Language:

Rhyme:

Alliteration:

Assonance:

Consonance:

Repetition:

"...from the poems you have read"

Do you understand why ONLY YOU can make these choices??

These may help if you need good definitions and examples of different terms:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
and
http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm

Give an example of each of the following elements of poetry from the poems you have read in Units 4, 5, and 6.


Metaphor:

Simile:

Personification:

Onomatopoeia:

Imagery:

Sensory Language:

Rhyme:

Alliteration:

Assonance:

Consonance:

Repetition:

give a example of an alliteration in units 4 ,5 and 6. assonance ,consonance

To find examples of each of these elements of poetry from the poems you have read in Units 4, 5, and 6, you can follow these steps:

1. Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as." Look for instances where the poet has used figurative language to describe something. For example, in Unit 4, the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost includes the metaphor "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." Another example from Unit 6 is Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," where she writes, "You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies."

2. Simile: A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Look for sentences or phrases where the poet has used these words to create a comparison. For example, in Unit 5, Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" uses a simile when he asks, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" Another example is from Unit 6, where in Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "We Real Cool," she writes, "We real cool. We / Left school."

3. Personification: Personification is when human characteristics are given to non-human things. Look for instances where the poet has attributed human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or animals. For example, in Unit 4, William Shakespeare's sonnet "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" uses personification by saying, "But thy eternal summer shall not fade." In Unit 6, Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for Death" personifies death as a gentleman caller, saying, "He kindly stopped for me."

4. Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is when a word imitates or represents a sound. Look for words that sound like the noises they describe. For example, in Unit 4, the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe uses onomatopoeia when he writes, "Tintinnabulation, that so / Musically wells / From the bells, bells, bells." Another example is in Unit 5, where Robert Frost's poem "The Sound of Trees" includes the line, "The snap of the supple wood."

5. Imagery: Imagery is when vivid and descriptive language is used to create mental images. Look for passages that appeal to the reader's senses and create visual or sensory descriptions. For example, in Unit 5, Langston Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues" includes imagery when he writes, "Droning a drowsy syncopated tune, / Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon." Another example is in Unit 6, where in Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird," she writes, "The caged bird sings with a fearful trill / of things unknown but longed for still."

6. Sensory Language: Sensory language is when specific words are used to evoke the senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, or hearing. Look for descriptive words that create sensory experiences for the reader. For example, in Unit 5, E.E. Cummings' poem "In Just" uses sensory language with the line, "mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." Another example is from Unit 6, where in Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," he writes, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep."

7. Rhyme: Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines in poetry. Look for words that have similar endings and create a rhyme scheme. For example, in Unit 4, William Shakespeare's sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" includes rhyme with the lines, "Coral is far more red than her lips' red." Another example is in Unit 6, where in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son," he writes, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."

8. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Look for phrases or sentences where the poet has used similar consonant sounds in a series. For example, in Unit 5, Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "We Real Cool" includes alliteration with the phrase, "We / Lurk late." Another example is from Unit 6, where Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise" uses alliteration with the line, "You may shoot me with your words."

9. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words. Look for words that have similar vowel sounds in a series. For example, in Unit 4, Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" uses assonance with the line, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary." Another example is from Unit 6, where Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope is the thing with feathers" includes assonance with the line, "And sweetest in the gale is heard."

10. Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words. Look for words that have similar consonant sounds in a series. For example, in Unit 4, Maya Angelou's poem "Phenomenal Woman" uses consonance with the lines, "It's in the click of my heels, / The bend of my hair." Another example is in Unit 5, where Langston Hughes' poem "Theme for English B" includes consonance with the line, "As I learn from you, / I guess you learn from me."

11. Repetition: Repetition is the use of word, phrase, or line repetition to create emphasis and make a point. Look for instances where the poet has repeated words or phrases. For example, in Unit 5, Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" includes repetition with the lines, "Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die..." Another example is from Unit 6, where Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "I, Too" includes repetition with the line, "I, too, am America."