Poetry Unit Vocab

simile

makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as”

metaphor

makes a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”

analogy

a comparison of two things that are alike in some ways but otherwise quite different

personification

a figure of speech in which an animal, thing, or idea is given human characteristics

symbol

anything that stands or represents both itself and something else

allegory

characters, events, or settings symbolize or represent something else

hyperbole

a type of figurative language in which overstatement, or exaggeration, is used for dramatic event

image

pictures that form in your mind as you read

imagery

the language that creates images

sensory details

details that appear to the five senses

rhyme

repetition sounds at the ends of words that fall at the ends of lines

end rhyme

rhyme that appears at the end of lines

internal rhyme

when rhyming words appear within the lines instead of at the end

slant rhyme

the rhyme is not exact, but somewhat similar

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds

consonance

the kind of rhyme in which the consonant sounds of two words match, but not the vowels

alliteration

when a sound is repeated at the beginning of several words

onomatopoeia

the use of words or phrases that sound like the things in which the refer

repetition

adds emphasis to an idea

rhythm

a strong, repeated, regular pattern of music or sound

meter

a regular rhythmic pattern in poetry