click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Poetry/Figurative
Poetry
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Simile | comparing two things using like or as |
Metaphor | Comparing two things without using like or as |
Personofication | Giving human qualities, feelings ,actions or characteristics to not living objects |
Alliteration | repetition of the initial constant sound in two neighboring words |
Onomatopoeia | imitation of natural sounds in word form |
Sybolism | when one thing stands for or represents something else |
Hyperbole | intentionally exaggerated figures of speech |
Imagery | involves one or more of your five senses to help you imagine the picture |
Idioms | An overussed exspression that means something other than its literal meaning |
Rhyme scheme | the way each line of a poem ends and rhymes with the other lines |
Stanza | Poetry paragraph |
Repetition | A writting technique in which a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis |
Couplet | a poem with two rhyming lines and same number of syllables |
Lyric | short poem where the speaker exspresses personal thoughts and feelings on a subject |
Narrative | poem that tells a stoy |
Free verse | poetry that does not rhyme or have a set rhythm |