Poetry Terms Review

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is tone in poetry?

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Tone refers to the attitude or mood that the author creates in a poem. It can be joyful, sad, serious, or playful.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery consists of words or phrases that create vivid descriptions appealing to the five senses, helping readers visualize scenes.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry, such as in 'school, tool, rule'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things, like 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature, often used to create deeper meaning.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose, often separated by a space.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to denote which lines rhyme.