Poetry Review

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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 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Sam is as bright as the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'I am a cheetah when running the mile.'

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What does the simile 'My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time' mean?

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It means she gets really angry.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is visually descriptive language that appeals to our physical senses. Example: 'I looked out the window at the baby blue sky and cotton ball clouds.'

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme at the end of each line or verse in a poem. Example: AABBA.

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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: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. 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. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'bang'.