English Study guide

Imagery

visually descriptive language

Figurative language

language that has been stretch beyond its usual/literal meaning

Simile

comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

Metaphor

comparison between two things using not using “like” or “as”

Hyperbole

exaggeration used for effect

Personification

referring to something as if it were human

Sound

the effect a poem has when its read out loud

Alliteration

the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words in a line

Consonance

the repetition of a consonant sound in the middle or at the ends of words in a line

Assonance

The repetition of a vowel sound in the middle or end of a words in a line

onomatopoeia

when words sound like what they mean. representation of a specific sound

Internal Rhyme

when a line has a rhyme within it

Theme

the message the poem offers

euphony

refers to sounds that are pleasing to the ear

cacophony

refers to sounds that are harsh

narrative poetry

poetry that tells a story

Voice

refers to speaker in the story, may or may not be the author

Rhyme

when words end with similar sounds

Rhyme scheme

the patterns of rhymes at the ends of lines

rhyming couplets

pairs of rhyming lines in a poem

rhythm

the pattern of syllables in a poem’s lines

extended metaphor

when a comparison is made throughout the whole poem

end rhyme

when the last syllables in a line rhyme

repetition

reuse of words phrases or lines to emphasize ideas.