2. By Peggy Ness, Edited 2012 by: Tonya Mohr

3. Introduction to Poetry Terms Figurative Lang Simile Hyperbole Metaphor Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia Idiom Repetition Rhyme Rhythm Stanza Speaker First Person Third Person Narrative Lyrical Free verse Humorous Haiku

4. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification Idioms Uses like or as to compare States a fact to compare Giving human charact- eristics to non-human things. Non- sense phrase that is not literal. Hyperbole An exaggeration so dramatic that no one would believe it. Onomatopoeia Use of words to describe or imitate a sound: Bang! Boom! Alliteration Repetition of same initial letter or sounds, tongue twisters.

5. Compares things by using like or as. He was busy as a bee.

6. Exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. He was so hungry, he ate an elephant!

7. States a fact or draws a verbal picture. You are what you eat!

8. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words Sally sells sea shells by the seashore.

9. Giving human characteristics to non-human things. The thunder clapped!

10. Onomatopoeia Clang Buzz Slap Whiz Zip The use of a word whose sound suggests it’s meaning “Bang”

11. Idioms Non-sense phrase that is not literal. “Raining Cats and Dogs”

12. REPETITION REPETIION Words are repeated Sounds are repeated Lines are repeated Conveys a feeling of anticipation

13. Rhyme Words or the likeness of a sound are similar Flow Snow

14. The flow of words or sounds (beat) :Everybody loves somebody.

15. Set of lines in a poem, set apart from other sets of lines by space. “Me” – Walter De La Mare As long as I live I shall always be My Self- and no other, Just me. Like a tree

16. Who is telling the poem, from who’s perspective?

17. The speaker is telling the story, uses pronouns: I, my, me, we, he, she, us, everyone.

18. A narrator is telling the story, includes pronouns: they, he, she, them.

19. A poem that tells a story with: plot, setting and characters.

20. Does not have regular meter or rhyme The day closes in beauty Reflecting life as one

21. Expresses feelings and mood. “He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star He's the song in the car I keep singing Don't know why I do” ~Taylor Swift

22. Poetry that can make you laugh, has witty, silly or nonsensical humor in it.

23. Haiku Form of Japanese poetry Three line poem First line has five syllables Second line has seven syllables Third line has five syllables Behind me the moon Brushes shadows of pine trees Lightly on the floor

24. Info Self Quiz Poetry Specialist