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Literary/Poetry Terms - 6th Grade

AB
MetaphorA comparison of 2 different things that implies that one thing is another.
SimileComparison between 2 unlike things using like or as.
HyperboleAn exaggeration.
AlliterationRepitition of a sound in a group of words. "Peter Piper picked.."
Figurative LanguageA tool the author uses that is not to be taken literally or exactly like the definition.
StanzaGroup of lines in a poem separated by spaces.
OnomatopoeiaFormation of words like "buzz" that imitate sounds.
MoodThe feeling created in the reader by the words used.
PersonificationGiving of human characteristics to animals, or inanimate objects.
RhymeThe repetition of sound at the end of words.
ImageryWord or phrase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses.



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