Poetry

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is a poetic device where the same sound occurs at the beginning of closely placed words. Example: 'Busy bee'.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals or objects. Example: 'The sun was calling my name'.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is when words have ending sounds that correspond to one another. Example: 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is Rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in poetry.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief'.

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'As brave as a lion'.

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is a Poem?

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A poem is a piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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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.