Poetry Terms

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Analogy

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

shows how two things are alike, but with the ultimate goal of making a point about this contrast

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Analogy

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

extreme exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

an idea or thing given human attributes (qualities) and/or feelings

• Symbolism

• Analogy

• Repetition

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

makes a comparison between two unlike things

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

two different things compared with one another using “like” or “as.”

• Personification

• Analogy

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

the use of an object or word to represent something beyond its literal meaning

• Symbolism

• Simile

• Repetition

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

language that appeals to the five senses

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of words

• Imagery

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4