terms for Lamguage Arts

Simile

A comparison of two unlike items using the works “like” or “as” in order to make the description more vivid

Metaphor

A comparison of two unlike items without using the words “like” or “as” saying one item is another to help explain an idea

Personification

Giving human like qualities to an inanimate or non-human objects

Imagery

Using words that appeal to the senses; creating mental pictures

Allusion

A brief but purposeful reference within a literary text to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature

Repetition

Repeat the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clear or more memorable

Rhyming

Words sound the same

Alliteration

A simple yet effective repetition of initial consonant sounds

Assonance

The repetition of bowel sounds with an a tight group of words

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the natural sound of an item. It creates a sound effect that mimics the item described

Tone

Feelings conveyed by the writer

Mood

Feelings felt by the reader

Theme

The message conveyed by the writer

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally