Poetry Flashcards
repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words – creates word
melody (lovely lady)
Alliteration
reference to person, event, or thing with cultural, religious, or historical
significance. ex. He’s a real Romeo.
Allusion
repeated vowel sounds in words (snow – loan)
Assonance
repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words (thick – gunk)
Consonance
exaggeration for meaning (I’m so tired that I could sleep for a year.)
Hyperbole
comparison between things without using like or as (all the world’s a stage)
Metaphor
words that imitate the sound of the associated action or object (zip)
Onomatopoeia
contradictory terms placed side by side (jumbo shrimp)
Oxymoron
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things (wise owl)
Personification
comparison between things using like or as (skin as smooth as silk)
Simile
the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the
reader.
Imagery
repeating words or phrases for emphasis (“nevermore” in The
Raven)
Repetition
similar sounding words at the end or within a line of poetry (no – go)
Rhyme
When rhyming words are placed at the end of the lines in the
prose or poetry
Rhyme Scheme
rhyme between a word within a line and another word either at
the end of the same line or within another line
Internal rhyme
