Meter

Definition: Meter is not how much you run in physical education at school. Meter in a poetry is pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.



Examples:

.........1...............2.................3.....................4......................5 There WAS..|..a TIME..|..when MEAD..|..ow, GROVE,..|..and STREAM,	Iambic Pentameter
.........1................2...............3................4. The EARTH,..|..and EV..|..ry COM..|..mon SIGHT,	Iambic Tetrameter
.....1..............2 To ME..|..did SEEM	Iambic Dimeter
......1..............2.............3...............4 Ap PAR..|..elled IN..|..cel EST..|..ial LIGHT,	Iambic Tetrameter

Significance:
Without meter, we would all read words differently. Meter is there for us to read words or speed in the same way. There are many kinds of meter such as pentameter, tetrameter, dimeter, etc.

Rhyme

Definition: The repetition of same or smiliar sounds at the end of each lines. There are many types of rhymes (feeling of poem) For example, ball rhymes with the word fall.








Examples:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!



Significance: Rhymes is what makes a funny poem funny. Rhymes is like the whole emotion and action of the writing. Rhymes alway have a solution in the end.

Rhythm

Definition: A strong repeating movement or pattern that represents or the beat of the poem. Rhythm is measured in feet or many syllables.






Examples:
By the shore of Gitchie Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
At the doorway of his wigwam,
In the pleasant Summer morning,
Hiawatha stood and waited


Significance: There are different feelings and emotion in poetry. A change of rhythm may change the whole background and emotion of the poem. For example, changing the rhythm of a happy poem may turn it into a depressing poem.

Onomatopoeia

Definition: A word that imitates a source of sound made by an object or person.

Examples:
" Bang!"


"Smash"


"Splash"


"Boom"


Significance: Onomatopoeia is everywhere! If you are reading this, drop your mouse. Or, bang your head on the screen.That's an onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is basically everything in the world that make sounds.

Personification

Definition: A figurative language that gives human traits to a non-living thing. (Looks, feelings, action, etc.)




Example:


"The stars danced playfully in 


the moonlit sky."


"
The run down house appeared depressed."




Significance: Personification gives interesting details to 


non-living things. For example, "time passed by like a shark."


That's why people talk about non-living like they talk about a 


real person.

Imagery

 

Definition: Imagery is details that shows the background of the writing. Imagery connects to your five senses: Sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch. 


There's five types of imagery. There are visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile imagery.


Example: 
"I took a walk around the world to
Ease my troubled mind
I left my body laying somewhere
In the sand of time
I watched the world float to the dark
Side of the moon
I feel there is nothing i can do."


Significance: Imagery is so important to us. Without imagery, the world would be completely dark with no smell, taste, sound, or feelings. In poetry or writings, you'll have no idea what the it's about because there's no imagery. No imagery equals no life.

Simile

Definition: A figurative language that compares two unlike thing using "like" or "as".






Example:


"Coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong."








Significance: We use simile everyday in our life. Like metaphor, we use it without noticing it. For example, "Dang! He's a beast at this !" Without simile, we can't really compare two unlike things. Simile is like a part of our life. Writing often contains simile.