Literary Terms and their Definitions
More Literary Terms and their Definitions
Types of Poetry
Examples of Literary Terms
More Examples of Literary Terms
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The use of exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
100
The repetition of initial consonant sound in words
What is Alliteration
100
Three line poem; first line has 5 syllables, second line has 7 syllables, third line has 5 syllables.
What is Haiku
100
More and door, thigh and sky
What is rhyme
100
Crack, boom, tic-toc
What is onomatopoeia
200
Comparison of 2 unlike things that actually have something in common
What is a metaphor
200
The repetition of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants
What is assonance
200
5 line poem; AABBA rhyme pattern
What is Limerick
200
As smooth as a baby's bottom
What is simile
200
The moon was a ghostly galleon
What is a metaphor
300
Comparison of 2 unlike things that have NOTHING in common; use "like" or "as"
What is a simile
300
Words or the likeness of a sound are similar
What is Rhyme
300
Letters of the subject are written vertically, next to each letter the poetic statement is written horizontally
What is Acrostic
300
He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
What is alliteration
300
The cow jumped over the moon; the dish ran away with the spoon
What is personification
400
Giving human characteristics to non human things
What is personification
400
The flow of words or sounds
What is Rhythm
400
5 lines; 2,4,6,8,2 syllable pattern
What is Cinquiain
400
My brother is a pig
What is metaphor
400
I've told you a million times
What is hyperbole
500
Conveys a feeling of anticipation; words, sounds, and lines are repeated.
What is repetition
500
The use of a word whose sounds suggests it's meaning.
What is onomatopoeia
500
7 lines; 1-one word, topic 2-two words, adjectives 3-three words, verbs 4-four words, phrase 5-three words, verbs 6-two words, adjectives 7-one word, synonym for topic
What is Diamante
500
The cat cat cat jumped on the bed bed bed.
What is repetition
500
I lie by the night tide on my side
What is assonance
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