Poetry Terms

________ is a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level.

• onomatopoeia

• figure of speech

• conflict

• climax

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An exaggeration that is used for an effect is called a(n) _________.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A comparison between 2 unlike objects; does NOT use the words like, as, resembles, or than is an example of _________.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor that directly states that one thing IS another is called a(n) ________.

• indirect metaphor

• direct metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor that implies one thing is another; not directly stated is called a(n) _________.

• implied metaphor

• direct metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

It is called ___________when a nonhuman object is given human characteristics.

• implied metaphor

• direct metaphor

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A comparison between 2 unlike objects; uses the words like, as, resembles, or than is called a(n) ____________.

• implied metaphor

• direct metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The use of contradictory terms found side by side to make a point is called a(n) _________.

• oxymoron

• imagery

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings is called a(n) _______.

• imagery

• hyperbole

• simile

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to is called a(n) __________.

• imagery

• onomatopoiea

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5