Figurative Language & Poetic Sound Devices

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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. Example: 'I've been waiting for my food for decades!'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: 'squawking'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'Silly Sue sang a sad song'.

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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. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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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'. Example: 'Her smile was like sunshine'.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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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'. Example: 'Time is a thief'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery involves using descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader, appealing to the senses.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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An example of a metaphor is: 'The classroom was a zoo'.