This document defines 12 terms related to literary terminology: alliteration, assonance, personification, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, symbolism, imagery, hyperbole, theme, rhyme, and rhythm. It provides a concise 1-sentence definition for each term.

1. Vocabulary #4
Literary Terminology
1 alliteration two or more words which have the same initial sound
2 assonance a partial rhyme which has the same internal vowel sounds among different words
3 personification the act of giving human characteristics to an abstract or inanimate object
4 onomatopoeia words that sounds like their meaning e.g. buzz, moo, pow
5 metaphor a comparison which does NOT use like or as
6 simile a comparison using the words like or as
7 symbolism the use of a symbol to represent something else through resemblance or association
8 imagery the use of vivid or expressive language to represent objects, actions or ideas
9 hyperbole deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
10 theme the message, point of view and idea of a poem
11 rhyme repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually at the end of a line
12 rhythm the flow of words within poetry