imagery hyperbole form simile stanza Poetry Terms personification imagery hyperbole metaphor alliteration form onomatopoeia
Figurative Language: any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject
language that appeals to the senses; Imagery language that appeals to the senses; descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses
Simile: a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. She is happy as a clam. She is happy as a clam. He is sneaky as a snake.
an implied comparison between two Metaphor: an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of the verb “to be” (not using “like” or “as”)
The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.
giving the qualities of a person Personification: giving the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea
The flowers danced in the wind. The friendly gates welcomed us. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.
Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words
Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday. Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday.
Onomatopoeia: the use of words that mimic sounds
Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Swish swish swish Chug chug chug!! Glippp Gluppp Gluppp
Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect
She soared through the sky a million or more miles. It rained cats and dogs!
FORM the organization of words in a poem; the way the poem and its words look on a page
STANZA: group of words in a poem (kind of like a poem paragraph)