Examples
BOOM! ZAP! POW!
Onomatopoeia
Giving human characteristics to things that are not human
personification
3 lines
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
usually about nature
Haiku
What does Pre- mean and give an example.
BEFORE
preview, preheat, pregame
able
can be
adorable, agreeable, treatable
He was as brave as a lion!
Simile
comparing two things without using like or as
Metaphor
Has stanzas
Has Lines
Has words that rhyme
Rhymed verse
Non -
Not, opposite nonsense, nonstop,
-ly
like or in a certain manner or way
quickly, happily, friendly
She has a heart of gold!
Metaphor
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
can be about anything
might have rhyming words
might have figurative language
Free verse
Mis-
bad or wrong
mistake, mistrust, mislead,
-y
having a lot of
dirty, rocky, spicy
He told her not to beat around the bush.
Idiom
Comparing two things using the words LIKE or AS
Simile
Five lines
funny
AABBA pattern
Limerick
Re-
again
Retie, redo, reread, reheat
- ful
full of
helpful, careful, useful
My alarm clock yelled at me to get going!
Personification
A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood literally.
Idiom
A group of lines in a poem separated from other groups are called..
stanzas
Dis-
not, opposite of
disobey, disappear, dishonest
-ness
state of, condition of
kindness, happiness, darkness