The pattern of beats or stress in written language.
Rhythm
This is where words have the same ending sound.
What is Rhyme?
A comparison of 2 unlikely items using like or as.
What is a simile?
Simile, hyperbole, or metaphor.
EX. It's raining cats and dogs!
What is figurative language?
Division of lines into groups.
Or a paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
A direct comparison between 2 unlike things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
It describes a noun.
What is a adjective?
Language using one or more of the 5 senses to describe something.
What is imagery?
Words formed by mimicking the sound they make.
What is onomotopeoia?
An action word.
EX. The cat climbed the tree.
What is a verb?
Occurs when the author uses the same letter or sound to begin each word in a string of words.
What is alliteration?
Exaggerated comment or line used for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
A form of literature that uses rhyming qualities of language.
EX.
What is poetry?
Occurs when the author gives the animal or object ideas or actions.
Hint: Human Qualities
What is personification?