Definition to word
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
A comparison of two unlike things and does not use like or as.
Metaphor
There was a loud bang then everything went dark.
Onomatopoeia
It's important that we not lose our heads.
Idiom
A word or object that has its own meaning or represents another word, object or idea.
Symbol
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things and does not use like or as.
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. This influences how the reader feels.
Mood
She was like a shot of espresso.
Simile
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Cliche
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
Alliteration
Rhyme
The similarity of ending sounds exists between two words.
A reference to a famous person, place, or event.
Allusion
This bag weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
She lay under the faded bedding like a rag doll losing its stuffing, her hair a wild collection of snakes on the pillow.
Imagery
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Cliche
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem.
A poem that focuses on a person’s emotions, thoughts and attitudes centered around an object.
An Ode Poem
Chicken clucked and geese honked.
Onomatopoeia
I'd float back to sleep, drifting like Blanchard's giant yellow balloon.
Allusion
A pattern of rhyming lies in a poem. The first end sound is represented as the letter “a”, the second is “b”, ect.
Rhyme Scheme
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A writer’s attitude towards his or her subject. How the author feels towards the subject.
Tone
The roaring furnace, sparks crackling in the air, the sizzle of hot metal into cold water-it all reminded me of that unmentionable place where the preachers likes to go on about.
The entire yard sparkled with diamonds of frost that quickly melted into millions of drops of water with a gentle kiss of the sun.
Personification