Figurative Language
Alliteration - The repetition of an initial consonant sound.
Hyperbole - An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
Metaphor - An implied comparison of two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
Onomatopoeia - The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Personification - A figure in speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.
Simile - A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
Idiom - Sayings that have hidden meanings. The expression doesn't really mean what the words say.
Hyperbole - An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
Metaphor - An implied comparison of two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
Onomatopoeia - The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Personification - A figure in speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.
Simile - A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
Idiom - Sayings that have hidden meanings. The expression doesn't really mean what the words say.
Poetry
Above is an example of a bad poem!!
Types of Poems
Limerick- a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A).
Haiku– This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin. Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables, second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats.
Ballad- A poem that tells a fairly simple story (narrative). It usually has an easily identified, powerful metre and strong rhymes in an ABAB or AABB pattern. Some ballads are also set to music. Some ballads are highly descriptive narratives based on heroism or folklore (Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River), some are narratives of suffering and love lost, or some just tell a humorous story. In modern music, "ballad" has come to refer to a slow, melodic, emotional song. another 5. In addition there is a seasonal reference included.
Free Verse- A free verse poem is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.
Concrete- Concrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on.
Haiku– This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin. Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables, second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats.
Ballad- A poem that tells a fairly simple story (narrative). It usually has an easily identified, powerful metre and strong rhymes in an ABAB or AABB pattern. Some ballads are also set to music. Some ballads are highly descriptive narratives based on heroism or folklore (Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River), some are narratives of suffering and love lost, or some just tell a humorous story. In modern music, "ballad" has come to refer to a slow, melodic, emotional song. another 5. In addition there is a seasonal reference included.
Free Verse- A free verse poem is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.
Concrete- Concrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on.
Here is an example of my favorite kind of poem! Limerick!!!!!!!!!