Poetry / Figurative Language

The repetition of the same sound at the starts of words or phrases that are close together (example = Sally sold strawberries).

• idiom

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Language that means something other than its literal meaning and expresses ideas in vivid ways (examples = metaphors and similes).

• figurative language

• sound devices

• loaded language

• dialogue

Poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter.

• Haiku

• free verse

• epic poem

• limerick

A figure of speech that compares two different things without the words "like" or "as" (example = Cindy has a heart of gold).

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

Words or the use of words with sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing (examples = "buzz" or "boom").

• exaggeration

• falling action

• onomatopoeia

• personification

A piece of writing that stands out based on its use of language, form, rhythm, etc. This type of writing can be short or long and may rhyme.

• stanza

• personal narrative

• play

• poem

The ordinary form of writing or speech; writing that is not poetry (examples = essays and short stories).

• playwright

• prose

• script

• diary

The pattern of rhymes in a poem or song, usually at the ends of lines. Sometimes indicated by letters that show which lines rhyme, like ABAB or ABAAB.

• meter

• prose

• lyric poetry

• rhyme scheme

A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as" (examples = 1. He is as strong as an ox. 2. They fight like cats and dogs.)

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

A tool that poets use to add meaning through sound (examples = rhyme and rhythm).

• radio play

• sound device

• sound wave

• hammer