Figurative Language

A unified group of lines in poetry.  Often marked by spacing between sections of the poem. 

• alliteration
• verse
• stanza
• diction

The Central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is known as

• allusion
• theme
• tone
• metaphor

The author’s specific word choice.

• diction
• enjambment
• consonance
• onomatopoeia

An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.”

• assonance
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

• symbol
• metaphor
• personification
• simile

Poetry that does not rhyme 

• ballad
• free verse
• enjambment
• verse

Examples of this include: “hissed,” “crackle,” and “splash.”

• personficiation
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• metaphor

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An example of this is: “My heart’s a stereo.”

• metaphor
• ballad
• simile
• theme

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art

• Allusion
• ballad
• theme
• assonance

.A single line of poetry

• verse
• enjambment
• assonance
• consonance