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Powerful Poetry. Presented by. One Superstudent. Poets use Literary Elements to add more meaning to their poems. Here are some things they use:. Onomatopoeia. Words sound like their meaning. Simile. Comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Alliteration.
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Powerful Poetry Presented by One Superstudent
Poets use Literary Elements to add more meaning to their poems. Here are some things they use: Onomatopoeia Words sound like their meaning. Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sound. Personification Giving human qualities to an animal, idea, or object.
The Burp by Anonymous Pardon me for being rude.It was not me, it was my food.It got so lonely down below,it just popped up to say hello. Hello! Personification
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Bill Dodds Row, row, row your boatgently down the stream,until you hit the waterfall--then you'll start to scream. Alliteration
from I am Nobody, Who Are You? By Emily Dickinson How dreary to be somebody!How public like a frog,To tell your name the livelong dayTo an admiring bog! Simile
Slurp! Boom! Clap! Cafeteria By Rachel Boom!Went the food trays. Clap! Clap!Goes the teacher.Rip!Went the plastic bag.Munch! Munch!Go the students.Slurp!!!Went the straws.Whisper is what half the kidsin the room are doing.Crunch! Crunch!Go the candy bars. Rip! Munch! Crunch! Whisper Onomatopoeia
Personification …helps us understand our human qualities. Onomatopoeia …makes language fun to say and hear. Simile Alliteration …creates a vivid picture. …helps us appreciate the sounds and beauty of words.
Bibliography Poetry As We See It http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/omomatopoea.html Giggle Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ The Poet’s Bookshelf http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poet.htm