1) figurative language the use of words or phrases to express

something different than their usual meanings.

examples:hyperbole, imagery, metaphor,

personification, and simile

POETRY TERMS

use of words that create mental pictures-helps readers see, hear, taste, smell and feel

examples: hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and personification

IMAGERY

extreme exaggeration; unrealistic; used for humorous or intensifying effect

“She was so fat she weighed 2 tons!”“She was 10 feet tall!”“I ate a million M&Ms!”

HYPERBOLE

The sound of the word imitates what the word means/describes

examples:buzz, plop, boom, clang, squeak, peep,

quack, meow, moo, cluck, snap, crackle, pop, neigh, baa,

ONOMATOPOEIA

animals, things, and ideas, are described by using human characteristics

example“Finally the mountains around the valley

reached out and swallowed the sun.”“The wind screamed.”“Cars danced across the icy road.”

PERSONIFICATION

a comparison of two different things that uses the words , like or as

ExampleShe is as fat as a pig.The girl ran as fast as a cheetah.He swims like a fish.

SIMILE

a comparison of two different things that does NOT use like or as

examples:She is an angel.Jail is heaven.

METAPHOR

ALLITERATION

Mood is the overall feeling that the reader gets from the poem or story.

examples:humor, anger, fear, depression, quiet,

peace, hopeful, sadness (melancholy), annoyed

MOOD

tonethe author’s attitude toward what he or she

is writinghumor, anger, sadness (melancholy), fear,

quiet,

TONE

The main idea of the poem or other piece of literature. It is often a message that can be expressed very simply.

Example:the theme of the book , The Keeping Quilt,

is the creating of a family tradition.

THEME

repetitionrepeating words or phrases; a way to add

emphasisApple snails for dinnerApple snails for lunchAnd every Sunday morningApple snails for brunch.

REPETITION

words that have different beginning sounds but the same vowel and ending sounds

fat skin askcat twin maskhat shin task

RHYME

the pattern of rhyme in a poem….abba, ababa, ect.

There once was a big brown catathat liked to eat a lot of mice bHe got all round and fat aBecause they tasted so nice b

RHYME SCHEME

a musical quality that comes from the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry, and by the repetition of words, phrases, and sentences. (you can clap the rhythm)

RHYTHM

a group of lines that form a unit in a poem; like a paragraph in an essay

STANZA (VERSE)