Lit exam prep

Comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”.

• Simile

• Stanza

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”.

• Likeable

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

When human qualities and characteristics are given to inanimate objects.

• Rhetorical question

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Personification

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase or

sentence.

• Rhyme Scheme

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

When a word imitates sound.

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

An extreme exaggeration for effect or to make a point.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Reaction

A type of writing that involves the expression of emotions, usually through using

figurative language, literary devices, and descriptive details. Poems often use rhyme and rythm.

• Poem

• Stanza

• Story

• Line

The voice of the poem. Tells what is happening in the poem.

• Narrator

• Poet

• Speaker

• W

A unit of poetry in which all words are composed in a single row.

• Line

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

• Rhetorical Question

Consists of several lines of poetry grouped together, often with space above

and below it.

• Line

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

• Literary Text