Poetry Terms

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What are Sound Devices?

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Techniques used by poets to build on the meaning and experience of a poem through the patterns of sounds in the poem.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that vividly describe a sound, mimicking the sound so that readers can clearly 'hear' them.

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What is Alliteration?

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Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood.

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that suggests a similarity between two different things, usually using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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A figure of speech that gives human-like characteristics to an abstract idea or non-human thing.

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What is Figurative Language?

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Language that uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.

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What is Rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is Rhythm in Poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and beats in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a Metaphor?

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