Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Meaning
100
This line is an example of which type of figurative language?- "whose childhood is a forgotten boredom"
What is a metaphor?
100
"Fresh-peeled voice" definition
What is a clear and unspoken voice?
100
When the author said, "yellow, bathes the serene foreheads of houses."
What is the effect the light gives to the houses in the neighborhood?
200
This line is an example of which kind of figurative language?-"foreheads of houses"
What is a personification
200
"Foreheads of houses" meaning
What is the effect that the light and color gives when they reflect off of the houses?
200
When the author says, "whose childhood is a forgotten boredom."
What is how the author feels about when he forgets the details of his childhood.
300
This line is an example of which figurative language type?- "feel like a child who has come on the scene of adult reconciling"
What is a simile?
300
Astonishing definition
What is extremely surprising, impressive, or amazing?
300
When the author says, "It will be spring soon"
What is how the author feels about his life changing?
400
This line is an example of which type of figurative language?- "yellow, bathes the serene"
What is imagery?
400
Reconciling definition or connotation
What is to make peace with yourself or with others?
400
What do you think the author means by "adult reconciling?"
What is the author saying when he finally feels at peace?
500
These lines is an example of which type of figurative language?- "It will be spring soon,/It will be spring soon"
What is repetition?
500
Boredom definition or connotation
What is the state of feeling bored or forgotten as he used in the poem?
500
What do you think the author was comparing the coming of spring to?
What is how he felt about his life at moment, when he said his childhood was boring, and then conveys how his life is suddenly changing?
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