Poetry Vocab Review

Front

Words end in the same sound

Back

rhyme

Front

Words starting with the same sound

Back

alliteration

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman objects

Back

personification

Front

Words that are sounds

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Words that are realistic and mean what they say

Back

literal language

Front

Words that exaggerate or stretch meanings imaginatively

Back

figurative language

Front

Words that compare using 'like' or 'as'

Back

figurative language

Front

Words that compare two things

Back

metaphor

Front

Mood or attitude created by the speaker's words

Back

tone

Front

Main topic or big idea of writing

Back

theme