Poetry Terms

The repetition of vowel sounds is called...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Theme

• Personification

Words that imitate the sound they make:

• Metaphor

• Interjection

• Metre

• Onomatopoeia

Similar ending sounds between two or more words:

• Rhyme

• Stanza

• Point of View

• Simile

A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like" or "as":

• Personification

• Metre

• Metaphor

• Simile

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Imagery

• Theme

An implied or indirect reference to something the reader should recognize

• Symbolism

• Extended Metaphor

• Metaphor

• Allusion

Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or metre

• Extended Metaphor

• Allusion

• Free Verse

• Soliloquy

Alliteration is...

• sound words like "boom" or "pop"

• repeating consonant sounds in words that are close together

• comparing using "like" or "as"

• giving human qualities to a non-human thing

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

What device is used in this sentence?

"Fruit is fuel for a healthy body."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration