Word!
Comparisons
Figuratively Speaking
Potpourri on Poems
Miscellaneous
100
may, say, lay, day, ray, and faye are examples of this
What is rhyme?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, or resembles.
What is a simile?
100

Language used to create images in the mind appealing to the 5 senses

What is imagery?

100

Two lines at the end of a poem that rhymes. These two lines are usually at the end of a sonnet.

What is a couplet?

100

An extreme exaggeration

What is hyperbole?

200

A word that has the same (or nearly the same) meaning as another word

What is synonym?

200
A comparison of two unlike things using being verbs. The cat is a green frog.
What is metaphor?
200

Language that applies human characteristics to inanimate things

What is personification?

200

The way that lines are grouped in a poem.

What is a stanza?

200

A japanese form of poetry that has only three lines. Line one has five syllables. Line two has seven syllables. Line three has five syllables.

What is haiku?

300

When the same consonant sound appears repeatedly in a line or sentence.

What is consonance?

300

Saying something is bigger, smaller, worse, or better than it actually is. She scared me to death.

What is hyperbole?

300

Words that begin with the same sound and are placed close together

What is alliteration?

300

Repeating words, lines, or phrases.

What is repetition?

300

Words that sound like what they mean. Snap, crackle, or pop are examples.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

An author's word choice and phrasing; author's style

What is diction?

400
This is a comparison of two unlike things using being verbs that goes on for a stanza or even the entire poem.
What is extended metaphor?
400

The literal, dictionary meaning of a word or phrase

What is denotation?

400

The feeling the reader gets from the text 

What is mood?

400

A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

What is a theme?

500

A speech given by a single character in a story

What is monologue?

500

Using comparisons in your writing. These should not be taken literally.

What are figurative language?

500

The feeling behind a word (ie - house, home, shack)

What is connotation?

500

The author's attitude toward the character, the subject, or the audience.

What is tone?

500

The narrative voice that speaks of a writer’s feelings or situation

What is speaker?