Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'as' or 'like'. Example: 'Her smile was like the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or animal. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'The bees buzzed.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images. Example: 'The golden leaves danced in the crisp autumn air.'

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space. Example: A four-line stanza is called a quatrain.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry. Example: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a poem. Example: Love, nature, or loss.