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Similes: figures of
speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like or
as.
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"His
feet were as big as boats."
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Alliteration: the repetition
of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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"Peter
Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." |
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Metaphor: a figure of
speech that compares two unlike things directly, without the use of like
or as.
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"Her
hair is silk." |
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Personification: assigning
human qualities to non-human things.
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"The
tropical storm slept for two days." |
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Onomatopoeia: words
that imitate sounds.
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"Boom. Gurgle. Plink."
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Hyperbole: an expression
of exaggeration.
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"I nearly
died laughing." |
| Symbolism:
using an object to represent an idea. A symbol means what it is and also
something more. |
Lions often symbolize royalty.
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Puns: words with a humorous double meaning, a "play on words." |
"A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants."
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Idioms: expressions that have a meaning apart from the meanings of
the individual words. |
"It's
raining cats and dogs." |
Foot:
the time period into which the beat of the poetic line is divided. A
foot is made up of several
syllables, some long and some short. |
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Meter:
refers to how the feet are put together to form lines of poetry. The combinations
of long
and short syllables give poetry a musical feel. |
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| Rhythm:
the pattern of long and short syllables in a poetic
line. In modern poetry, some words receive greater vocal emphasis than others.
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| Lyrics:
what poets write, the actual words used to form the framework of rhythm
and meter. |
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Mood: the overall feeling
the poem creates. Mood, or tone, for example, can be playful, sad, lonely,
angry or joyful.
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