Sound elements and poetry terms

repetition of beginning sounds (Bob's Burger Barn)

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

words that echo their sound (sizzle, chitter, bang, buzz)

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

comparison of two unlike things using a signal word such as like, as, or resembles

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

giving human qualities to something that is not human

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

The moon is like a giant flashlight in the sky.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

The moon smiled down at me as I walked through the empty streets.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

an imaginative comparison where one thing is said to be another thing (My brother's room is a pigsty.)

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

descriptive writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

a phrase that relies on extreme exaggeration to make a point

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

The angry, gray waves slammed along the sandy shore as the squawking seagulls soared through the hot summer sky.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery