POetry
Elements of
05
06
01
04
03
02
connotation
epithet simile metaphor
caesura enjambment
Apostrophe epigraph allusion
assonance alliteration consonance
anaphora repetition Epistrophe
11
12
07
10
09
08
paradox oxymoron antithesis
parallelism
internal rhyme rhyme slant/wrenched rhyme scheme
metonymy symbolism Synecdoche
litotes hyperbole
imagery onomatopoeia personification
17
06
13
16
15
14
trochee
anapest
spondee
iamb
dactyl
Games
Home
apostrophe
epigraph
allusion
a reference to another text
In poetry, an apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing. Apostrophes are found throughout poetry, but they’re less common since the early 20th century. Poets may apostrophize a beloved, the Muse, God, love, time, or any other entity that can’t respond in reality.
a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
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Goal 1
repetition
Epistrophe
anaphora
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
a thing repeated:
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Goal 2
assonance
alliteration
consonance
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
the repetition of the sound of a vowel
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Goal 3
emjambment
caesura
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
a pause near the middle of a line.
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Goal 4
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
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Goal 5
metaphor
simile
Epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
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Goal 6
rhyme
slanted/wretched rhyme
rhyme scheme
internal rhyme
A partial or imperfect rhyme, often using assonance or consonance only, as in dry and rise or grown and moon
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
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Goal 7
onomatopoeia
personification
imagery
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
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Goal 8
hyperbole
litotes
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad).
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literall
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Goal 9
symbolism
metonymy
synecdoche
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.
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Goal 10
antithesis
oxymoron
paradox
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the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in "action, not words" or "they promised freedom and provided slavery")
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or tru
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
Goal 11
parallelism
the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc
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Goal 12
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anapest
a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable
Goal 13
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dactyl
a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables.
Goal 14
iamb
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a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Goal 15
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spondee
a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.
Goal 16
trochee
a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
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Maze
Crossword
Balloon Pop
Ghost Man
Orpheus the Lyrical
Airplane
Leaping Frog
Moles in Holes
Hangman
Snowball Fight
Starries
Metaphor Battleship
Heroic Ants
Checkers
Cannonball Cats
Paper Bird
Rags to Riches
Alien Intruders
Wild Wild Taxi
Tiny Tap Idioms
Word Grid
Free Kick Soccer
Anaphora Whack a Mole
Tower Blocks
Bouncing Balls
Tricky Cups
Word Search
Jumping Tiles
Elements of Poetry
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POetry
Elements of
05
06
01
04
03
02
connotation
epithet simile metaphor
caesura enjambment
Apostrophe epigraph allusion
assonance alliteration consonance
anaphora repetition Epistrophe
11
12
07
10
09
08
paradox oxymoron antithesis
parallelism
internal rhyme rhyme slant/wrenched rhyme scheme
metonymy symbolism Synecdoche
litotes hyperbole
imagery onomatopoeia personification
17
06
13
16
15
14
trochee
anapest
spondee
iamb
dactyl
Games
Home
apostrophe
epigraph
allusion
a reference to another text
In poetry, an apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing. Apostrophes are found throughout poetry, but they’re less common since the early 20th century. Poets may apostrophize a beloved, the Muse, God, love, time, or any other entity that can’t respond in reality.
a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
+ info
Goal 1
repetition
Epistrophe
anaphora
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
a thing repeated:
+ info
Goal 2
assonance
alliteration
consonance
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
the repetition of the sound of a vowel
+ info
Goal 3
emjambment
caesura
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
a pause near the middle of a line.
+ info
Goal 4
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
+ info
Goal 5
metaphor
simile
Epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
+ info
+ info
Goal 6
rhyme
slanted/wretched rhyme
rhyme scheme
internal rhyme
A partial or imperfect rhyme, often using assonance or consonance only, as in dry and rise or grown and moon
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
+ info
Goal 7
onomatopoeia
personification
imagery
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
+ info
Goal 8
hyperbole
litotes
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad).
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literall
+ info
Goal 9
symbolism
metonymy
synecdoche
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.
+ info
+ info
Goal 10
antithesis
oxymoron
paradox
+ info
the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in "action, not words" or "they promised freedom and provided slavery")
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or tru
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
Goal 11
parallelism
the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc
+ info
Goal 12
+ info
anapest
a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable
Goal 13
+ info
dactyl
a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables.
Goal 14
iamb
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a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Goal 15
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spondee
a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.
Goal 16
trochee
a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
+ info
Maze
Crossword
Balloon Pop
Ghost Man
Orpheus the Lyrical
Airplane
Leaping Frog
Moles in Holes
Hangman
Snowball Fight
Starries
Metaphor Battleship
Heroic Ants
Checkers
Cannonball Cats
Paper Bird
Rags to Riches
Alien Intruders
Wild Wild Taxi
Tiny Tap Idioms
Word Grid
Free Kick Soccer
Anaphora Whack a Mole
Tower Blocks
Bouncing Balls
Tricky Cups
Word Search
Jumping Tiles