Figurative Language
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as
Metaphor
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
Personification
the use of symbols to represent ideas.
Symbolism
Poetry is arranged in ______, not sentences.
Line
to compose a country committed to all cultures,
colors, characters and conditions of man.
Alliteration if the letter 'C'
figure of speech that uses like or as to compare unlike things
Simile
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words next to each other.
Alliteration
The author’s attitude toward their writing; the general character of a piece of writing.
Tone
A group of lines is called a ________.
Stanza
For while we have our eyes on the future,
history has its eyes on us.
personification
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
Hyperbole
An expression whose meanings cannot be understood by simply joining the meanings of the words.
Idiom
The feeling that a text makes the reader feel.
Mood
When a poem does not hold to standard conventions of rhyme, rhythm, or meter.
Free Verse
That even as we grieved, we grew.
That even as we hurt, we hoped;
that even as we tired, we tried;
Alliteration of the letters 'G' 'H' and 'T'
Repetition
The use of the same word or phrase multiple times to create emphasis or rhythm.
Repetition
The use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.
Onomatopoeia
The underlying message that the author wants to communicate.
Theme
Scripture tells us to envision
that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree,
and no one shall make them afraid.
allusion and imagery
descriptive or figurative language that makes you see, taste, smell, hear, or feel something.
Imagery