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Poetry & Fig. Lang.
Poetry and some common figures of speech
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| figurative language | language that means something other than its literal meaning and expresses ideas in vivid ways | similes, metaphor, imagery, onomatopoeia and more |
| free verse | poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter | “AUTUMN” BY T.E. HULME A touch of cold in the Autumn night— I walked abroad, And saw the ruddy moon lean over a hedge Like a red-faced farmer. |
| personification | giving human feelings and actions to non-human things | Fog by Carl Sandburg, The fog comes on little cat fee. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. |
| metaphor | compares two different things without the words "like" or "as." | Jordan was a tornado of emotions. |
| onomatopoeia | words or the use of words with sounds | Pow, Bank, Kapow |
| poem | a piece of writing that stands out based on its use of language, form, rhythm, etc. This type of writing can be short or long and may rhyme | Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned to walk without having feet.... Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. by Tupack Shakur, 1999 |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes in a poem or song, usually at the ends of lines. Sometimes indicated by letters that show which lines rhyme, like abab | Still I rise by Maya Angalou ...Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise.... |
| simile | compares two things using "like" or "as." | She was as quiet as a mouse. |
| imagery | figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. | Tip toeing through the dark, the smell of apples lingered in the air, a bursting light ignites a burst of cold, the gasp released was quickly replaced by a smile as eyes spied the last of the chocolate cake |
| juxtaposition | arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison | All's fair in love and war |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same sound at the starts of words or phrases that are close together. | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
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