ELEMENTS OF POETRY

GRADE 5
English
Presentation
 Overview
alliteration metaphors imagery

rhyme &
onomatopoeia similes
rhythm
 ALLITERATION
Alliteration is when consecutive words in
a sentence starts with the same sound.

Practise the following with a friend:

 She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Six slimy snails slid slowly seaward.

The big brown bear bit the blue balloon.

Silly snakes slithering slowly.

 YOUR TURN!
Write an alliteration phrase using your name:
 METAPHORS
A metaphor compares two things by
stating that one thing is something else.

Life is a rollercoaster!
 YOUR TURN!
Brainstorm some examples of metaphor below:
 IMAGERY
Imagery is descriptive language that
helps the reader create a picture in their
mind. It uses their five senses to help
create an emotional response.
 YOUR TURN!
Write words to describe chocolate:

Looks like: Smells like: Tastes like:

 ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a
sound.
 YOUR TURN
List: Draw:
 RHYME &
Rhyme and rhythm help to create a musical
RHYTHM
quality in poetry.

Rhyme is similar or Rhythm is a pattern

identical sounds at of flow that creates
the ends of words. a beat.
 YOUR TURN!
Brainstorm words that rhyme with "school":
 SIMILES
A simile compares two things using
"like" or "as". It is a way of describing
something by comparing it to
something else that shares some
similarities.
 His voice was as deep as the ocean.

She was as graceful as a swan.

The baby's skin was as smooth as silk.

He was a skinny as a rake.

YOUR TURN!
List some examples of similes: