Figurative language
a comparison of two unlike things, but does NOT use like or as.
Metaphor
the pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language
Rhythm
A type of literature that is written in meter (rhythmic structure, stressed and unstressed syllables).
Poetry
the use of any language element more than once.
Repetition
The computer sounded, “beep, beep.” is an example of ________________
Onomatopoeia
a figure of speech where the truth is exaggerated.
Hyperbole
The repetition of similar middle or end consonant sounds, as in locket/ thick or confess/dismiss
Consonance
A single metrical line of poetry.
Line
the descriptive language used to create images for the reader, created by details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement.
Imagery
"the tulips danced in the wind" is an example of ___________
personification
A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or ideas are given human qualities.
Personification
The repetition of the beginning sounds in closely associated words or syllables.
Alliteration
Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem.
Stanza
a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme scheme
"she kept her locket in her pocket" is an example of __________________
Internal Rhyme/Consonance
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
Simile
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds.
Onomatopoeia
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line.
Rhyme Scheme
Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter.
Free verse
Her black eyes like the darkest night.
Simile
Using the five senses to create mental images.
Imagery
The repetition of vowel sounds in the same line.
Assonance
Devices that enhance or add interest to the reading or spoken words.
Figurative language
The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. cat/hat, desire/fire, observe/deserve, longing/yearning etc.
Rhyme
Identify the rhyme scheme and poetry device in the following stanza.
Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Rhyme Scheme:
Poetry Device: