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Poetry: Key Terms
Poetry & Figurative Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| interpret: | to explain or figure out something |
| poet: | author of a poem |
| figurative language: | is language used by authors to create a picture in the reader's mind. (Poets use figurative/literary devices to say what they mean instead of using "regular" words.) |
| Simile: | a comparison made between two things that are really not alike except for one feature. A simile uses "like" or "as". |
| metaphor: | a comparison made between two things that are really not alike except for one feature. A metaphor never uses "like" or "as". |
| personification: | a type of figurative language when a non-human subject is given human characteristics |
| alliteration: | the repetition of a beginning sound in words strung together |
| onomatopeia: | the use of sound words : "BANG, POP, CRASH, HISS" |
| speaker: | the voice who is talking to us(the reader)from inside the poem. |
| imagery: | using descriptive words to create a visual image in the reader's mind. The image is usually described with words that appeal to the five senses-so the object or event seems more real to the reader(=easier to create image in mind) |
| hyperbole: | an exaggeration (I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse) |
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