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Literary Terms 8th

Literary Terms for 8th grade ELA

TermDefinition
poem composition written in verse
rhyme when words have similar ending sounds; in poetry it refers to the similar sounds within or at the ends of lines
stanza a paragraph of poetry
line
rhyme scheme the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, ex: ababbcc.
end rhyme the rhyme of the last syllables of lines of poetry.
internal rhyme a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
rhythm
simile comparison of two things using the words like or as
metaphor comparing two unlike things-- without using like or as
couplet
onamatopoeia sound words ex; snap, crackle, pop, buzz
personification giving human qualities to inhuman things ex: the dish ran away with the spoon (dishes don't run--people do!)
alliteration words that are near one another or are consecutive and start with the same sounds
figurative language
literal language
idiom
hyperbole exaggeration ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
literal language when words mean exactly what they say
imagery
free verse
theme
repetition
mood
tone
inference
symbolism
Created by: apuckett123
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