Figurative Language Vocabulary

A group of lines forming the basic repeating metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

• Paragraphs

• Stanza

• Lines

• Parts

Language that contains or uses figures of speech, for example, metaphors and similes.

• Symbols

• Literal meaning

• Expression

• Figurative language

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Allusion

• Consonant

Visually descriptive or figurative language

• Personification

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

A word which imitates the natural sounds of an object

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

A figure of speech in an idea or an animal is given human attributes

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

A figure of speech that makes a comparison with the help of the words “like” or “as"; a direct comparison

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

• Personification

A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable

• Figurative language

• Stanza

• Verse

• Repetition