An over-exaggeration for dramatic effect of something or someone that is used in a poem or song.

Words with the endings sounding the same.

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds.

A section of lines in a poem, aka a verse. In Greek and Latin poems, they're typically four lines long.

A lyric poem addressing a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.

A reference to a piece of literature while you are reading a novel.

A literary work where an author's feelings are expressed with emphasis in the rhythm and style. These are done for pleasure and expect emotional reactions.

A sentence that uses "like" or "as" to compare two words.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.

A way to separate stanza(s) from the chorus. Adds on to story and makes it various

A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.

Words or terms to define a color differently.

A word that is made from a sound associated with what it's named.

Compares two words without using like or as.

A short, humorous, often nonsense poem, especially one in five-line meter with a strict rhyme scheme.

To repeat a line or verse repeatedly throughout a poem or song often at the end of a verse.

Poetry that has a plot. It has a consistent rhyme scheme.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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FigurativeL_&_Poetry

The different figurative language and poetry terms.

Term	Definition
Hyperbole	An over-exaggeration for dramatic effect of something or someone that is used in a poem or song.
Rhyme	Words with the endings sounding the same.
Sonnet	A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
Assonance	The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds.
Stanza	A section of lines in a poem, aka a verse. In Greek and Latin poems, they're typically four lines long.
Ode	A lyric poem addressing a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
Allusion	A reference to a piece of literature while you are reading a novel.
Poetry	A literary work where an author's feelings are expressed with emphasis in the rhythm and style. These are done for pleasure and expect emotional reactions.
Irony	When the unexpected happens.
Simile	A sentence that uses "like" or "as" to compare two words.
Personification	Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Verse	A way to separate stanza(s) from the chorus. Adds on to story and makes it various
Ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
Color Words	Words or terms to define a color differently.
Onomatopoeia	A word that is made from a sound associated with what it's named.
Metaphor	Compares two words without using like or as.
Limerick	A short, humorous, often nonsense poem, especially one in five-line meter with a strict rhyme scheme.
Refrain	To repeat a line or verse repeatedly throughout a poem or song often at the end of a verse.
Narrative Poetry	Poetry that has a plot. It has a consistent rhyme scheme.
Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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