1. Elements of Poetry Vocabulary
Created By, Ms. Jennifer Duke

2. Please write down the following words:
Figurative Language Idiom Metaphor Simile Imagery Exaggeration Free-Verse Allusion Alliteration Lyric Poem Personification Onomatopoeia

3. All the tools that a poet uses to create a special effect or feeling.
Figurative Language
All the tools that a poet uses to create a special effect or feeling.

4. Idiom
A common phrase made up of words that cannot be understood by their literal meaning.
“It’s raining cats and dogs.”

5. Comparison between two unlike things; not using the words like or as.
Metaphor
Comparison between two unlike things; not using the words like or as.
“Time is money.”

6. Comparison between two unlike things; using the words like or as.
Simile
Comparison between two unlike things; using the words like or as.
“The building is as tall as a mountain.”

7. Language that uses or appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
Language that uses or appeals to the five senses.

8. Obvious stretching of the truth
Exaggeration
Obvious stretching of the truth
“I died of exhaustion.”

9. Poetry written without regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form
Free-Verse
Poetry written without regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form

10. Reference to something with which the reader is likely to be familiar
Allusion
Reference to something with which the reader is likely to be familiar

11. “Peter Piper Picked A Peck Of Pickled Peppers.”
Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words.
“Peter Piper Picked A Peck Of Pickled Peppers.”

12. A short, musical poem that expresses the poet’s thoughts and emotions.
Lyric Poem
A short, musical poem that expresses the poet’s thoughts and emotions.

13. Giving human-like characteristics or qualities to non-human things
Personification
Giving human-like characteristics or qualities to non-human things

14. The formation of a word by the imitation of a sound
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word by the imitation of a sound