Grade 7 Poetry Test Revision

Flashcards for Grade 7 Poetry Test Revision focusing on Figurative Language and Poetic Devices.

Simile

comparing using like or as

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (e.g., a sea of troubles).

Personification

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

Sibilance

The repetition of 's' or similar sounds, creating a hissing effect.

Repetition

The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Imagery

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Rhyme Scheme

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse (e.g., AABB, ABAB).