1. Vocabulary

2. Figurative Language DEF: language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary or literal meaning of words. SYN: Figures of speech EX: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Personification

3. Simile DEF: a comparison of 2 unlike things in which ‘like’ or ‘as’ is used EX: good as gold; pale as a ghost; spread like wildfire

4. Metaphor DEF: figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 things that are basically different but have something in common EX: Her hair was silk; in the evening of life

5. Hyperbole DEF: intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect EX: mile-high ice cream cones

6. Personification DEF: form of metaphor in which language relating to human action, motivation, & emotion is used to refer to non- human agents or objects or abstract concepts EX: The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him; the weather is smiling on us today; love is blind

7. OnomatopoeiaDEF: the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning EX: buzz, screech, hiss, jingle, cluck, woof, roar

8. Idiom DEF: a phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say EX: on cloud nine; over his head

9. Alliteration DEF: the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words EX: The wild walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by.

10. Assonance DEF: the repetition of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants EX: tilting at windmills, Adam’s apple, lake & fake

11. Consonance DEF: the repetition of consonant sounds within & at the ends of words EX: think & blank, strong & string, lonely afternoon.

12. Allusion DEF: a reference in literature (or in visual or performing arts) to a familiar person, place, thing, or event EX: He lies so much; I am surprised his nose has not grown like Pinocchio’s.

13. Rhyme DEF: repetition of sounds at the ends of words EX: light, night; sky, why, sigh; lay, weigh

14. Rhyme Scheme DEF: the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza; usually indicated by same letter of the alphabet to each similar sound EX: Dashing through the snow (a) In a one-horse open sleigh (b) O’er the fields we go (a) Laughing all the way (b)

15. Rhythm DEF: the pattern of stressed & unstressed syllables in a line of poetry EX: Ding Dong! The witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch! (stressed syllables are underlined)

16. Stanza DEF: a recurring grouping of 2 or more verse lines of the same length, metrical form, & often rhyme scheme EX:

17. Verse DEF: a unit of poetry such as a stanza or line EX:

18. Symbol DEF: a person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself EX: Bald eagle for America

19. Imagery DEF: words & phrases that create vivid sensory experience for the reader; may also appeal to the senses of smell, hearing, taste, or touch EX:

20. Extended Metaphor DEF: a comparison between unlike things that serves as a unifying element throughout a series of sentences or a whole piece; helps to describe a scene, an event, a character, or a feeling. EX:

21. Cliché DEF: a phrase or expression which lacks significance due to overuse EX: it rained cats & dogs

22. Irony DEF: the contrast between expectation & reality; surprises the reader or viewer EX:

23. Jargon DEF: language used in a certain profession or by a particular group of people EX: text jargon – LOL, BTW baseball jargon – sac fly, bunt