Forms&Figures
What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song?
Rhyme Scheme
I am The direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Simile
This Figurative speech is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Alliteration
"He is a rock."
Metaphor
A fourteen-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
I give human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
What is the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?
Onomatopoeia
"Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."
Simile
The atmosphere or feeling created in a literary work, often by the setting or descriptions.
Mood
I am a direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'.
Metaphor
"The snake hissed loudly."
Onomatopoeia
"Do you like my new set of wheels?"
Synecdoche
A long narrative poem, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
Epic Poem
I am an extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What is the repetition of vowel sounds within close words?
Assonance
"I'm so tired I could sleep for a year."
Hyperbole
This type of poem is a Japanese verse form of three unrhyming lines in 5, 7, 5 syllables respectively.
Haiku
I am when you say one thing but mean the opposite.
Irony
"Tiny Timmy told tall tales."
Alliteration
"The Silence in the room was Deafening"
Irony