Figurative Language & Sound Devices in Poetry

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figurative language technique where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The sun smiled down on us.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is a poetic device where words, sounds, phrases, or whole lines are repeated to create emphasis or rhythm.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the musical quality of a poem created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Examples include 'buzz', 'hiss', and 'clang'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.