Poetry Terms

Total exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

• personification
• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Where an object or idea is given human/person characteristics.

• onomatopoeia
• rhyme
• metaphor
• personification

Made up of words to describe a sound or action

• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• simile
• rhyme

Words that have the same ending sound would be an example of

• metaphor
• rhyme
• simile
• alliteration

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• simile

Describes one thing as if it were something else.  Does not use "like" or "as"

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile
• rhyme

Repeating the same initial consonant sound over and over.  (tongue twisters are examples of this)

• alliteration
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• personification

"Eyes like a green-yellow crayon" is an example of

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

"The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of

• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile
• personification

"Blanket of snow" and "sheet of ice" are examples of

• metaphor
• alliteration
• personification
• simile