Poetry Elements

Front

Referred to as an exaggeration; describes something as larger or wildly different than it really is.

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the direct comparison between two things in the phrase "your eyes are the mirror of your soul"?

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Metaphor

Front

Gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas, "The sun's rays reached out and hugged me."

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Personification

Front

attitude a writer takes toward a subject

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Tone

Front

The use of a word, phrase, or line more than once.

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Repetition

Front

The feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates

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Mood

Front

Comparison between two things using like or as, "your smile is like the warmth of sunshine."

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Simile

Front

The language that appeals to the five senses: touch, taste, smell, sight, sound.

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Imagery

Front

Use of words that sound like the noises they describe

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Onomatopoeia

Front

An everyday saying that does not mean exactly what the words say

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Idiom