Figurative Language
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm
poetry
poetry written with rhythm but no rhyme
blank verse
use of words whose sound imitates their meaning
onomatopoeia
what country is wider than the moon
Australia
a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable
Ex: The man is a lion.
metaphore
the beat
rhythm
poetry that follows no rules
free verse
commonly used phrase that does not literally mean what it says
idiom
what is Scotland's national animal
an exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
using words to create pictures in the reader's mind using the 5 senses
imagery
this person invented the word "alligator"
Shakespeare
a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work
allusion
what has the largest population on Earth
lego mini-figures
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
personification
what does rhythm do
makes things easier to remember
Who is Frankenstein
the doctor
contains words that seem to contradict each other
oxymoron
this condiment was used as medicine
ketchup
repetition of consonant sounds
alliteration
syllables can be ... or ...
stressed or unstressed
every syllable has a
vowel
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
several phrases or words are used repeatedly to add an artistic effect
anaphora
what animal holds hands so they don't drift apart