Poetry Terms

Words or phrases that appeal to any of the five senses or any combination of senses

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Tone

• Meter

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Imagery

• Theme

Which word means a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as?

• metaphor

• acrostic

• simile

• imagery

Which word means a comparison of two unlike things that says one thing is another thing?

• metaphor

• simile

• quatrain

• line

Which word means poems do not rhyme and sound like normal speech?

• free verse

• simile

• metaphor

• acrostic

Which is an example of "simile"?

• The pumpkin was a large as a house.

• The pumpkin is a house.

• The pumpkin was yellow/orange.

Which is a "metaphor"?

• The monster is tall and scary.

• The monster is a skyscraper.

• The monster is like a skyscraper.

To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?

The leaves were crunching under my feet as I walked through the yard.

• sight

• hear

• smell

• taste

To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?

When I walked into the room, I was immediately surrounded with the aroma of homemade cookies.

• smell

• taste

• sight

• hear

To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?

As I walked through the scary house, I felt something hairy crawling up my arm.

• taste

• smell

• touch

• hear