Poetry TermsPoetry Terms

A ReviewA Review

A comparison using like A comparison using like or asor as

SimileSimile

Two or more words with Two or more words with corresponding end soundscorresponding end sounds

RhymeRhyme

An extreme exaggerationAn extreme exaggeration

HyperboleHyperbole

Giving human qualities Giving human qualities to inanimate objectsto inanimate objects

PersonificationPersonification

A direct comparison NOT A direct comparison NOT using like or asusing like or as

MetaphorMetaphor

Repetition of vowel Repetition of vowel soundssounds

AssonanceAssonance

Vocal imitation of a sound Vocal imitation of a sound associated with it; when a associated with it; when a

word sounds like the noise it word sounds like the noise it makesmakes

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

Repetition of consonant Repetition of consonant soundssounds

AlliterationAlliteration

Descriptive word that Descriptive word that combines two nouns with a combines two nouns with a

hyphenhyphen

KenningKenning

The blue moon loomed The blue moon loomed over the gloomy lagoon.over the gloomy lagoon.

AssonanceAssonance

My life is an open book.My life is an open book.

MetaphorMetaphor

BANG! Buzz! CLANG!BANG! Buzz! CLANG!

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

Girl-BrideGirl-BrideMonster-ManMonster-Man

The rain danced in the The rain danced in the wind.wind.

PersonificationPersonification

Peter Piper picked a peck Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.of pickled peppers.

AlliterationAlliteration

The chocolate was as The chocolate was as smooth as silk.smooth as silk.

SimileSimile

I have a million things to I have a million things to do today.do today.

HyperboleHyperbole

““I will not eat green eggs and I will not eat green eggs and ham.ham.

I will not eat them,I will not eat them,Sam-I-Am.”Sam-I-Am.”

RhymeRhyme