6th Hour Poetry Terms

Front

What device assigns human qualities to a non-living, non-human thing?

Back

Personification

Front

What device is a comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

Words like BANG, CRASH, BOOM, POW, WHAMMIE-KABLAMMIE are all examples of...?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What type of language helps you to create a picture in your mind?

Back

Imagery

Front

'It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets' is an example of...?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What term describes an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses?

Back

Imagery

Front

What literary device involves giving human traits to animals or inanimate objects?

Back

Personification