Grade 7 · English · Reading (Intensive Reading: Poetry)
Simile compares using like or as (as brave as a lion). Metaphor compares directly (He is a lion). Personification gives human qualities to things (the wind whispered). Alliteration repeats starting sounds (silly snakes slither). Onomatopoeia imitates sound (buzz, splash). A poem has stanzas (verses) and lines.