Figurative Language Terms
A comparison that uses like or as
simile
When the words have the same or similar ending sounds.
Rhyme
Like a sentence in a poem
Line
Boom! Pow! Bang!
Onomatopoeia
The author's attitude about the subject of their poem
Tone
Giving human characteristics to non human objects or creatures.
Personification
Using the same word or phrase over and over again.
Repetition
Like a paragraph in a poem
Stanza
The tall towering trees lined the forrest
Alliteration
The emotion or atmosphere the poem creates for the reader.
Mood
A direct comparison not using like or as
Metaphor
The musical quality or regular sound patterns of the language in a poem
Rhythm or Meter
Marking a poem to identify figurative language, deeper meaning, rhyming words, meter, and literal meaning.
Annotation
Light as a feather
Simile
Which words in the following sentence create a dreary mood?
"It was a dark and stormy night."
Dark, stormy, and night
Alliteration
What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder where you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
A
A
B
B
The voice or perspective of the poem
Speaker
The flowers danced in the cool spring breeze
Personification
Which words in the following sentence suggest a positive tone?
The team was beaming with confidence after their win!
beaming, confidence, win
A concrete object representing an abstract idea
Symbolism
The use of descriptive language that activates the 5 senses
Imagery
The rules followed or the style of a poem
Poetic Form
Love is a battlefield.
Metaphor
Tone and Mood in a poem are determined by the author's _____ ______.
Also known as Diction