Literary Elements

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Rhyming Rhyming can happen ANYWHERE in your poem. It doesn't have to follow a certain set of rules or a sequence.

What's wrong with the world, mamaPeople livin' like they ain't got no mamasI think the whole world addicted to the dramaOnly attracted to things that'll bring you trauma

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorismBut we still got terrorists here livin'In the USA, the big CIAThe Bloods and The Crips and the KKK

But if you only have love for your own raceThen you only leave space to discriminateAnd to discriminate only generates hateAnd when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah

Madness is what you demonstrateAnd that's exactly how anger works and operatesMan, you gotta have love just to set it straightTake control of your mind and meditateLet your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

Write a quick stanza of a poem and rhyme!! Feel free to be goofy and funny if you wish!! You can use this image as inspiration

simile vs. Metaphor

How can you tell the difference?

-Simile uses like or as

-Metaphor does not use like or as

Simile• A comparison using like or as• Shrek: Ogres are like onions.• Donkey: They stink?• Shrek: Yes. No!• Donkey: They make you cry?• Shrek: No!• Donkey: You leave them out in the sun,

they get all brown, start sprouting little white hairs.

• Shrek: No! Layers! Onions have layers!

The lake was like a mirror

Metaphor: A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does not use like or as

Anger is a raging volcano

Life is a highway

Choose a sporting event and write one simile for it and then write one metaphor. Be creative and think outside the box!

1 SIMILE AND 1 METAPHOR

Choose anything in nature and

write 1 simile and 1 metaphor

SADNESS, ANGER, FEAR, REGRET, LONELINESS,

HAPPINESS, LOVE, ANGER, OR ANY

OTHER EMOTION

Choose any emotion and

write 1 simile and 1

metaphor

PERSONIFICATION•Giving non human objects human like characteristics.•Giving animals human like characteristics.•.

THE TREES WERE DANCING IN THE WIND

THE SUN WINKED AT ME THIS MORNING

MY CAT SAID HELLO

THE SOCCER CLEATS WERE SCREAMING IN

PAIN.

PERSONIFY 1

PERSONIFY SOMETHING IN SPORTS

PERSONIFY SOMETHING IN

NATURE

What is the object being personified and the meaning of the personification?

The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner. The video camera observed the whole scene. The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!" The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

** giving non living objects human traits

IMAGERY:** Use of description with sensory words to create a picture for the reader.

The sun stretches out across the icy, blue sky, smattering the horizon with thin wisps of light. The frigid, pristine snow covers the land like a blanket of soft down. The air is cold, crisp and tastes of winter. The sharp mountain peaks point upwards to the soft puffy clouds. The spindly evergreens poke out of the ground.

Use at least 4 of your 6 senses to describe one of the pictures. Use LOTS of imagery!!! Make the picture come alive. Describe it as if you are describing it to someone who has his/her eyes closed. Paint a picture with your words.* Sight* Smell* Taste* Touch* Hear* Feel

IMAGERY

Tone: LOUDsoftSassyupsethappy! excited sarcastic ** Setting the mood for the reader.

Repetition

**Often sets the beat in the poetry.

You can repeat a line, two lines, or just one word

Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luckSome nights I call it a drawSome nights I wish that my lips could build a castleSome nights I wish they'd just fall off

But I still wake up, I still see your ghostOh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for ohWoah oh oh (What do I stand for?)Woah oh oh (What do I stand for?)Most nights I don't know anymore...

Fun Some Nights

Write a few quick, short lines about the night

Alliteration-

**two or more words beginning with the same sound to create repetition

Why Writers Use it: It can help connect ideas, make sentences memorable or sound musical.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burnWell that's alright because I like the way it hurtsJust gonna stand there and hear me cryWell, that's alright because I love the way you lieI love the way you lie

Rhianna and Eminem Love the Way You Lie

Quickly write at least two or three lines about fire that have alliteration.

Underline the alliteration.

Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within words to create a rhyme, rhythm and beat

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavyThere's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghettiHe's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,But he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down,The whole crowd goes so loudHe opens his mouth, but the words won't come outHe's choking how, everybody's joking nowThe clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!

Eminem

Write a few lines with assonance about a time when you were afraid.