7th Poetry Final Practice

Repetition of a letter or consonant sound at the beginning of words in a line

• hyperbole

• idiom

• alliteration

• imagery

A descriptive statement that is not literal in meaning

• hyperbole

• idiom

• alliteration

• imagery

An exaggerated statement used for effect

• hyperbole

• theme

• allusion

• haiku

The way a poem flows from one idea or thought to the next

• hyperbole

• allusion

• rhythm

• alliteration

Repeating a word or phrase to enhance rhythm or emphasis

• metaphor

• imagery

• repetition

• symbol

The use of descriptive language to create a picture in the mind of the reader

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• imagery

A figurative comparison using the signal words "like" or "as"

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• imagery

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• imagery

The use of words that sounds suggest or sound like their meaning

• narrative poem

• concrete poem

• theme

• onomatopoeia

A figurative comparison that is direct

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole