Figurative Language and Poetry Terms Review

A simile compares two unlike things using ____ or _____.

"Her eyes were an ocean." What is this an example of?

Giving a non-human thing human qualities "tossing their heads in a spritely dance"

________ is visually descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses.

repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

• personification

repeating of vowel sounds in consecutive words or phrases

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

• personification

repeating of consonant sounds at the end of consecutive words or phrases

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

• personification

_______ _______ has both assonance and consonance. _______ _______ has only one.

the use of the same word several times

an extreme exaggeration