7th Grade Literature Poetic Terms

a similar vowel sound repeated in a line

A word or phrase that is overused or is overly common

"my feet are killing me" is an example of what?

no pain, no gain/opposites attract/break a leg are all examples of what?

a word that reflects the sound it makes

something that is exaggerated

"zip, clang, choo-choo train" are examples of what?

when a thing is said to be the same as another thing that may in reality be quite different

"a dangerous dream of death" is an example of what poetic device?

"the stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close" is an example of what device?

Several words close together that begin with the same letter

(Name the rhyme scheme) Dinora is very loud. Kate will study law. Masha always has gum. Liza is a great drawer

(Name the rhyme scheme) I went to the store. I found some gum. I came home and laid on the floor. I felt so dumb.

(Name the rhyme scheme) What can you see? What can you be? I'm as small as a flea. Take me home and let me be.

"her words were like stones" is an example of what device?

(Name the rhyme scheme) Pasha loves messing with the TV. Yermo is rather chill. Uliana is quiet as you can see. Sonia and Anna find it hard to sit still.

a comparison using like or as

Alina is full of energy. Ms. Olga gives tests. They all hate this. It all becomes a mess.

giving non-living objects human qualities

"I dreamed of death and wet the bed" is an example of what?

"her words were stones" is an example of what device?