Elements of Writing

By: Drew Pilliod

Element #1: Line

• The Line basically means what it’s name is.• A line is a sentence or a lot of words in one

line depending on the page size.• Example: This is the first line of a paragraph.• This is the second line of a paragraph.

Element #2: Stanza

• A STANZA is a group of words or lines that make a poem.

• A stanza can make rhyming poems that have the same last sound.

• Example: I had no time to hate, because

The grave would hinder me,And life was not so ample It

Could finish enmity.

Element #3: Words

• Words are what you speak, hear, write, and type.

• This sentence I typed is made of words.• Example: “Booo, wow, cool, it, no, yes”, are all

words.

Element #3: Rhyme/ Rhyme Scheme

• Rhyme is line or multiple lines that have the last part of the last words in one of the lines sound the same in a pattern.

• Rhyme Scheme is the pattern in the rhyming words.

• Example: Rhyme: cat in the hat. • Rhyme Scheme: ABAB

Element #4: Alliteration

• Alliteration is like a rhyme, but the rhyming sounds in the word is in the beginning.

• Example: How much chuck could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Element #5: Onomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia is making words have sound meanings.

• Example: Oink! Meow! Mooo!

Element #6: Rhythm

• Rhythm is a line or many lines in a beat like music.

• Example: I don’t know how to type a rhythm so good luck.

Element #7: Hyperbole

• A Hyperbole is a line that has an exaduration in it.

• Example: The bag weighted a ton.

Element #8: Personification

• Personification is giving non living things living personalities.

• Example: The rock’s eyes where gone.

Element #9: Simile

• A simile is a connection between two things using, “Like” or, “as”.

• Example: The man was as tall as a building.

Element #10: Metaphor

• A metaphor is a figure of speech.• It makes up words to sound kind of like what

you mean.• Example: Don’t talk like an animal.

Element #11: Imagery

• Imagery is describing an image with words.• If you cant describe it with words than you can

just show the person you are talking to the picture.

• Example: The sun is like a hot red jawbreaker.