Figurative Language
What is language that appeals to the five senses (smell, sight, sound, taste, touch)?
Imagery
What is the mood of a poem?
The feeling that the reader feels
What is a flashback?
When a story revisits an event from the past.
What is the character's view of what's happening in a story called?
Perspective
Who wrote "Annabel Lee", "A Dream Within a Dream", and "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What is the tone of a poem?
How the author feels
What is dialogue?
Speech between two characters
What is a characteristic?
A trait of a character (how they speak, how they look, how they behave, etc)
What is a counterclaim?
A proposed argument against your own claim
Which type of figurative language is an exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What is a 14-line poem in meter called?
Sonnet
What is the central message of a story called?
The Theme
What is personification?
Assigning human traits to non-human objects or ideas
What is a thesis statement?
The central idea or main argument in an essay
What is it called when an author makes a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is a group of lines in a poem (similar to a paragraph) called?
Stanza
What is foreshadowing?
When a story hints at something that will happen later in the story
What is suspense?
a feeling of tension or anticipation about an unknown outcome
Who wrote Sonnet 18 "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
William Shakespeare
Which type of figurative language is a contradiction (something that disagrees with itself)?
Oxymoron
What is a pattern of end-rhymes called?
Rhyme scheme
What is alliteration?
Repeating first letter sounds (ex: The cold cat climbed the canopy)
What is a sepulchre?
A tomb, grave, or burial site
What is Mr. Croissant's first name?
Matthew