Figurative Language Terms Flashcards
Metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration in poetry
Personification
when a human qualities are given to animals or non human inanimate objects
Mood
the reader’s attitude and feelings for the poem
Alliteration
repetition of the same sound at the beginning of the words
Simile
a comparison between two things that uses the words “like or as”
Tone
the author’s feelings about their writing, the poet’s attitude about their work
Idiom
A phrase or expression in which the meaning is different than it’s literal meaning
Rhyme
When words with the same ending sounds are repeated
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds
Repetition
When words are repeated throughout poetry (look at the example below)
Denotation
the dictionary definition of a word (it’s literal meaning), connotation is the implied or underlying meaning of a word
Connotation
The feelings/emotions associated with a word (NOT what the word literally means)
Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds within a word
Speaker
The voice of the poem, NOT the author
