Poetry Terms

Prose- writing or speaking in the normal or ordinary form; it is arranged in sentences and paragraphs

Poetry- a piece of literature written in meter or verse

Literal- the standard meaning of a word

Figurative- departure from the standard meaning of a word to archive some specail meaning or effect

Hyperbole- great exaggeration used to emphasize strong feeling

Simile- a comparison of one thing with another by the use of the word "like" or "as"

Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a person, an object, or an idea is imaginatively transformed. It may be suggested by comparison, but it need not be.