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comparison of two unlike things, using the words LIKE or AS
Ex. "Life is like a box of chocolates." |
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comparison of two unlike things, NOT using the words LIKE or AS
Ex. "Love is a rose." |
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giving human qualities to inanimate or non-human things
Ex. "The tree moaned under the weight of icy branches." |
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| poetry with a loose or no rhythm and no rhyming |
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addressing a thing as though it were alive and present
Ex. "O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!" |
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repetition of initial consonant sound
Ex. Tiny Tim tiptoed through the tulips. |
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repetition of vowel sound in a line of poetry
Ex. "the molten-golden notes" |
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| the repetition of consonant sound OTHER than at the beginning of the word Ex: the maD blinD despiseD stuDent |
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a word whose meaning is suggested by its sound
Ex. boom, bang, sizzle, buzz |
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language specific to a certain area
Ex. the jargon of the medical field might be "infarction," "stenosis," "idiopathic scoliosis" |
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| unrhymed iambic pentameter |
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| unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
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| five sets of iambs; five sets of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables. One line of iambic pentameter has ten syllables. One iamb = two syllables. |
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| poetry that expresses strong feelings or emotions |
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