Poetry & Fig Lang Terms

central message of the story, life lesson the author wants you to know

• imagery
• theme
• tone
• repetition

visually descriptive language the author uses to place a picture in the reader's mind while reading

• sensory details
• theme
• mood
• imagery

specific descriptions of sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste in a text

• repetition
• tone
• sensory details
• theme

words that bring out certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

• theme
• sensory details
• tone
• mood

attitude of a writer towards a subject conveyed through word choice

• mood
• tone
• repetition
• theme

using the same words over and over for emphasis.

• repetition
• theme
• imagery
• tone

comparing two unlike things using like or as

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• idiom

a comparison of two unlike things

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• idiom

an extreme exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• alliteration

giving human-like qualities to an inhuman object

• simile
• idiom
• alliteration
• personification