Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

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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, helping readers visualize scenes, sounds, and feelings.

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What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

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It means feeling ill.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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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.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poems.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.