Part 1: Matching

1. Alliteration
2. Imagery
3. Metaphor
4. Simile

5. Theme

6. Topic

7. Repetition

8. Extended Metaphor

9. Personification

10. Hyperbole

11. Onomatopoeia

12. Rhyme Scheme

13. Rhythm

14. Line

15. Stanza

A. A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as; stating that something IS something else.
B. A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
C. A group of lines in a poem.
D. A metaphor that carries the comparison through several lines or throughout an entire poem.
E. A row of words in a poem.
F. A word that imitates the sound it represents.
G. An exaggeration for effect.
H. Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader’s mind.
I. Giving human qualities to a non-human animal, object or idea.
J. Repetition of beginning sounds of words.
K. The beat of a poem.
L. The main subject of the poem.
M. The overall message or life lesson of a poem.
N. The pattern of rhyme in a poem.
O. When a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis.

Part 2: Figurative Language
16. Write a simile about an athlete.

17. Write a metaphor about a family member.

18. Write a sentence using alliteration.

19. Provide two examples of onomatopoeia.

20. Compose a sentence that includes imagery.