Poetry-+Literary+terms


 * 1) Hyperbole: a huge exaggeration ex. He was so angry that steam was coming out his ears.
 * 2) Alliteration: when each word in a phrase begins with the same sound ex. The ladybug laughed lazily.
 * 3) Rhythm & Rhyme: rhyme is different words that have the same ending sound and rhythm is a beat to the line of a poem. ex. one, two three. A, B, C.
 * 4) Metaphor: a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as" ex. You were a big ball of sunshine today.
 * 5) Analogy: a comparison of two different pairs that have a similar connection ex. Me to Harry Potter is like Dad to Star Wars.
 * 6) Repetition: the repeat of a word/ phrase ex. Lizzie has blue hair, Lizzie has blue hair, Lizzie has blue hair!
 * 7) Personification: giving human qualities to non-human things ex. The sun smiled down at us.
 * 8) Allusion: a quick reference about a person, place or thing ex. She may be our leader but she wasn't born in a manger.
 * 9) Euphemism: a substitution of a less offensive way to state something that might not be pleasant to all audiences ex. instead of saying "fat," "big-boned"
 * 10) Imagery: words that evoke at least one human sense. ex. the apple pie looked delicious; it was steaming hot, perfectly proportionate and the smell was enough to drive one crazy.
 * 11) Irony: when the meaning of something contradicts what is presented ex. "what a great way to start off the day" he said while sitting in the doctor's office.
 * 12) Malapropism: the repetition of misusing words in a silly way ex. he was excepted into the school.
 * 13) Onomatopoeia: a word that is something like the sound it makes ex. Clang, boom, woof.
 * 14) Oxymoron: a phrase with words that contradict each other ex. butthead
 * 15) Satire: a term to make fun of human weaknesses ex. peace is the main cause for wars.
 * 16) Simile: a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" ex. I need Harry Potter like I need the sun.
 * 17) Symbol: Something that means more than what it shows literally ex. my father gave me this necklace... It is the only thing I have left of him.
 * 18) Theme: a general idea about life that the author is trying to say ex. the main theme of Harry Potter, according to J.K. Rowling is death and love.