Figurative Language
Elements of Poetry
100

A phrase that uses joining word, such as, "like" or "as".

What is simile?

100

The beat and pace of a poem.

What is rhythm?

200

This phrase describes the meaning.

What is Onomatopoeia?

200

The rhythm and emphasis of a line based on symbolic beats.

What is structure?

300

This phrase repeated initial consonant sounds>

What is assonance?

300

A literary device where symbols work to represent ideas.

What is symbolism?
400

This phrase repeats end sound in words.

What is rhyme?

400

A narrative found in verse and prose in which a character or event is used to speak about a broader theme.

What is allegory?

500

This literary device can be defined as a foot containing unaccented and short syllables. 

What is Iamb?

500

The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.

What is syntax?