Poetry

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one thing is another. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

The theme is the central idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.

Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.