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Poetry: Figurative Language Terms

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simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
tone
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
symbolism
A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well
figurative language
speech contains images
poetic techniques
tools a poet uses
denotation
the literal meaning of a word
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
sentimentality
excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
stanza
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
meter
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
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