Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry Terms Flashcards
Theme
The truth, lesson, or message about life
Rhythm
The best, sound, and feel of a poem
Meter
The number and style of accented syllables in a line
Rhyme
Describes words that have the same ending sounds
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Line
A single row of words in a poem
Mood
The feeling the poet is trying to convey
Poetry
A collection of words written to inspire ideas, imagination, or emotion
Poet
Someone who who writes a poem
Simile
Comparing two unlike objects using ‘like’ or ‘as’
EX: She shines like a diamond
Metaphor
A comparison of two things WITHOUT using ‘like’ or ‘as’
EX: You are my rose
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
EX: I walked over a million miles
Personification
Gives human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects, ideas, or animals
EX: The sidewalk crack smirked at me after I fell.
Idiom
A word or phrase that has a different meaning than what the words actually say.
Ex: When pigs fly
Alliteration
A type of sound device in which two or more nearby words have the same beginning sound
Ex: Sidney the shiny slippery snake slithered sneakily.
