Poetry & Figurative Language Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the feeling the reader gets when reading a poem?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the term for the repetition of the same initial sound in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is an extreme exaggeration called?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is it called when human qualities are given to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a type of poem that tells a story?

Back

Narrative Poem

Front

What is a short poem that expresses personal feelings?

Back

Lyric Poem

Front

What is a poem that has a specific structure, often with a set number of lines and a rhyme scheme?

Back

Form Poem