Poetry

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like sunshine.'

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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

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What are rhyming words?

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Rhyming words are two or more words that have the same ending sound, such as 'cat' and 'hat'.

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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, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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

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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 the reader to visualize scenes, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message that the poet conveys through the poem.