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What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using like, than, or as
What is basic repetition?
A repeated word
What is personification?
Giving humanlike characteristics to something nonhuman
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggeration used for effect; not meant to be taken literally
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things not using like, than, or as; an implied comparison
What is alliteration?
The repetition of beginning consonant or vowel sounds; the repetition of beginning sounds
What is figurative language?
Language that is used to describe one thing in terms of something else; not intended to be taken literally
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate the sound they make (sound words)
What is literal language?
Language whose meaning is explicit (directly stated)
What is internal rhyme?
Words that rhyme within the same line
What is refrain?
A phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated several times (a chorus)
What is an idiom?
An expression peculiar to a particular language or culture that means something different from the literal meaning of the words; a frozen phrase
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor that is developed throughout the entire poem
What is end rhyme?
Rhyming words at the ends of lines
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for itself as well as something else such as a feeling, quality, or idea
What is a stanza?
A poetry paragraph; A recurrent grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, rhyme scheme, or thought.
What is rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem
What is imagery?
Words or phrases that use description to create pictures in the reader’s mind using the senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell); mental pictures
What is allusion?
A reference to someone or something from history, literature, politics, science, sports, religion, or culture.
What is mood?
The way the reader feels in response to a work – established by the author’s tone
What is important to remember about the speaker?
Do not confuse the writer with the speaker!
What is theme?
The main idea, lesson, or message expressed in a literary work
What is speaker?
The voice a writer uses to tell a story or speak a poem.
What is tone?
The attitude a writer takes toward the subject, characters, or reader of a work
What are the types of repetition?
Alliteration, word repetition, refrain, end rhyme, internal rhyme, assonance, consonance, and parallelism