Summer Reading Poem Definitions

Alliteration

Words in a series beginning with the same letter (ex. Greedy Grindal grabbed thirty men)

Smilie

A comparison between two unlike objects or elements using like or as (ex. As quiet as a mouse; Runs like a cheetah)

Metaphor

Comparing two unlike objects or elements without using like or as; saying something is something else (ex. He is a cheetah on the football field

Parallelism

Repetition of the same grammatical structure (ex. I like camping, hiking, and swimming; We do we do this each other? Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we do this at all?)

Oxymoron

Two contradicting words placed right next to each other (ex. Jumbo shrimp)

Juxtaposition

Place ideas, characters, themes, elements throughout work for emphasis

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration (ex. So hungry I could eat a horse)

Onomatopoeia

Words suggesting a sound