a way of creating IMAGES with WORDS

a figure of speech that COMPARES two things USING the words LIKE OR AS

the formation of a word from a SOUND associated with what is named (cuckoo, sizzle)

one of the major divisions of a poem

the use of language that creates a MENTAL IMAGE

following the USUAL meaning of words

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POETRY

POETRY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Term	Definition
figurative language	a way of creating IMAGES with WORDS
simile	a figure of speech that COMPARES two things USING the words LIKE OR AS
onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a SOUND associated with what is named (cuckoo, sizzle)
stanza	one of the major divisions of a poem
imagery	the use of language that creates a MENTAL IMAGE
literal	following the USUAL meaning of words