Poetic Terms

Poetic Terms

By Cassie Rooney

Language that has a meaning beyond what's literal. ​

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Figurative Language

Similes & Metaphors

Definitions:​

Both similes & metaphors compare 2 unlike things.

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A simile uses the words "like" or "as."

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A metaphor is a direct comparison. ​

Multiple Choice

Does Langston Hughes use similes or metaphors in his poem?

• Similes

• Metaphors

Open Ended

Type one of the similes from Langston Hughes' poem.

Open Ended

Turn one of Langston Hughes' similes into a metaphor.

Personification:

Personification is when something ​that is NOT human is given human characteristics.

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

Which line is an example of personification?

• "The traveler hastens towards the town."

• "The tide rises, the tide falls."

• "The steeds in their stalls stamp and neigh."

• "The little waves, with their soft, white hands."

Open Ended

Use this image to write a line of personification.

A phrase, commonly used and understood, that has a non literal meaning.

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Idiom

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Poll

Which popular idiom do you use most often?

• "The ball is in your court."

• "Break a leg."

• "Spill the beans!"

• "Once in a blue moon."

Hyperbole:

Definition:

​An EXTREME exaggeration.

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Multiple Choice

Identify a hyperbole from the song lyrics.

• "Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash."

• "What you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya."

• "But you won't do the same."

• "I would go through all this pain."

Open Ended

Use this picture to write a hyperbole.

Multiple Choice

What does this poem have?

• assonance

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

What consonant sound is repeated in the poem?

• R

• P

• T

• B