Poetry

Words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer.

• rhyme
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile

The repetition of beginning sounds.

• repetition
• alliteration
• rhyme
• meter

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

• haiku
• cinquain
• free verse
• limerick

Words that sound alike at the end.

• alliteration
• personification
• rhyme
• onomatopoeia

To give human qualities to animals or nonhuman objects.

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise is an example of...

• metaphor
• rhyme
• simile
• onomatopoeia

The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line.

• repetition
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• simile

My love for you is a rose is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• rhyme

My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...

• cleverness
• alliteration
• a rude comment
• personification

Poetry that tells a story.

• rhyme
• meter
• limerick
• narrative