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LITERARY ELEMENTS

LITERARY ELEMENTS. End Rhyme. The rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry: I'll be lookin out, night n'day Took my heart to the limit , and this is where I'll stay -Black eyed peas (“Meet Me Halfway”). Alliteration.

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LITERARY ELEMENTS

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  1. LITERARY ELEMENTS

  2. End Rhyme • The rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry: • I'll be lookin out, night n'dayTook my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay • -Black eyed peas (“Meet Me Halfway”)

  3. Alliteration • The repeating of the beginning consonant sound in words like: • Better be a better boy before you bother • betting that you’ll bring her back home again • -Jimi Hendrix (“Wind Cries Mary)

  4. Assonance • The repetition of vowel sounds in words like: • Booked himself a room in the local saloon • -The Beatles (“Rocky Raccoon)

  5. Consonance • The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words: • I promise this, promise thisCheck this hand cause I'm marvelous • -Lady Gaga (“Poker Face”)

  6. Rhythm • The way the poem (or song) flows from one idea to the next. In free verse poetry, the rhythm is usually like the natural flow of spoken language. In traditional forms of poetry, words are often arranged a definite pattern of accented and unaccented syllables • I can see us holding handsWalking onthe beach, our toes in the sand • -Justin Timberlake (“My Love”) Feat. T.I

  7. Hyperbole • A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement: • If I could fall into the sky,Do you think timeWould pass.. us by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you... • -Vanessa Carlton (“1000 Miles”)

  8. Onomatopoeia • A word that imitates the sound it represents: • That digital spitNext level visual s---I got that boom boompowHow the beat bang, boom boompow • -Black Eyed Peas (“Boom BoomPow”)

  9. Metaphor • Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison: • Life is a highway • I wanna ride it all night long • -Tom Cochrane (“Life is a Highway”)

  10. Simile • A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another, and uses “like” or “as” in the comparison: • Can we pretend that airplanes • In the night sky are like shooting stars? • -B.O.B (“Airplanes”)

  11. Imagery • Imagery involves one or more of your five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight) when describing something: • You would not believe your eyesIf ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep • -Owl City (“Fireflies”)

  12. Personification • A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human qualities, traits or abilities: • When marimba rhythms start to playDance with me, make me swayLike a lazy ocean hugs the shoreHold me close, sway me more • -Michael Buble (“Sway:”)

  13. Symbolism • The use of objects, people, or settings that carry a deeper meaning than their physical or literal one: • Took my love and I took it downClimbed a mountain and I turned aroundAnd I saw my reflection in the snow covered hillsWell, the landslide brought me downOh, mirror in the sky, what is love?Can the child within my heart rise above?Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?Can I handle the seasons of my life? -Dixie Chicks (“Landslide”) • *Brainstorm with your partner what is being implied by the symbolism in this song.

  14. The Format of Poetry • Brainstorm with a partner how poetry is often written

  15. Elements of Poetry Writing • All lines in a poem start with a Capital letter. • You don’t need to indent when writing a poem. • Every line in the poem ends with a comma or a period, but sometimes a line can have no punctuation at the end of it. • Poetry is usually written in a column format. • Font size is affected by the emotion that the author wants to convey (e.g. LARGE letters for LOUD sounds). • Lines in a poem are grouped into “paragraphs” (known as verses or stanzas), usually 4 or 6 lines long. Each stanza is one idea.

  16. Homework • For NEXT class: • Bring in an excerpt of your favourite song. Identify an Element in it. • You will share your excerpt with a partner, as well as the whole class.

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