Poetic Terms

Language that communicates beyond the literal meaning of the words

• Figurative language

• Adjectives

• Allusion

• Simile

Giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotion

• Analogy

• Personification

• Zoolification

• Metaphor

Using extreme exaggeration to make a point

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Hyperbole

• Elongate

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Simile

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things without the use of "like" or "as"

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Meteor

• Simile

Elements such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and onomatopoeia - gives poetry a musical quality

• Sound Devices

• Rhythmic Ideas

• Iambic Pentamater

• Soundery

Words that sound like their meaning.

• Onomatopoeia

• Splat

• Alliteration

• Sound Devices

A narrative or visual representation with an underlying meaning, moral message, or political significance.

• Plato

• Allegory

• Cave Meaning

• Symbolism

The repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginnings of words. 

• Parallelism

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Repetition

A poem also known as a dramatic monologue in which the poet assumes the voice of another person, fictional character, or identity.

• Transcendence

• Multiple Voice Poem

• Persona Poem

• Tragedy