Poetry Review

a comparison that uses the words: like, as or than

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

a direct comparison that states one thing is another.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

when a non-human takes on human characteristics

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

an over exaggeration to emphasize a point, add excitement or invoke humor.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

the beat of a poem

• rhyme

• rhythm

• repetition

• alliteration

repetition of the same sounds at the end of a word

• rhyme

• rhythm

• repetition

• alliteration

when the poet repeats words or phrases for emphasis

• rhyme

• rhythm

• repetition

• alliteration

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word

• rhyme

• rhythm

• repetition

• alliteration

This is used to create mental pictures in the reader's mind to help the reader more fully appreciate an object, place, or person.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• idiom

• simile

a word that sounds like the sound it names (POW!)

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• personification