Poetry & Figurative Language Vocabulary Review

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is when an author uses the same word or phrase many times throughout the poem.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a commonly used phrase that means something different than the words in the phrase.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme refers to words that have the same ending sound.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is 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'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What does it mean to analyze a poem?

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To analyze a poem means to examine its structure, meaning, and the use of literary devices.