Poetry terms 10th Grade Literature

giving human-like qualities to objects, animals, or ideas Personification giving human-like qualities to objects, animals, or ideas

use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning Onomatopoeia use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning

comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than Simile comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than

Metaphor comparison between two unlike things as if one is the same as the other (not using like or as)

repetition of the same beginning sounds in a line of poetry Alliteration repetition of the same beginning sounds in a line of poetry

repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry Consonance repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry

repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry Assonance repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry

rhyming occurring at the end of a line of poetry End Rhyme rhyming occurring at the end of a line of poetry