Poetry Flashcards
writing or speech that does not mean exactly what is said
figurative language
an extreme exaggeration that is actually not possible
hyperbole
giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
personification
a colorful expression that does not mean what the words literally state
idiom
a play on words based on words that sound the same, but have completely different meanings.
pun
a contrast or difference between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen.
irony
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
simile
a comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as
metaphor
repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line or stanza of poetry
alliteration
a word that makes the sound of the action it describes
onomatopoeia
the use of sounds, words, phrases, or lines over and over again
repetition
the pattern of sounds in a poem
rhythm
words that rhyme within a line of poetry
internal rhyme
a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
rhyme scheme
words or phrases used to give the reader a mental picture of the poem
imagery
