A. Types of Figurative Language
"Crack! boom! tic-toc
went my knees when I finally stopped"
What is onomatopoeia?
the representation of something for something else
What is symbolism?
A ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea
What is an ode?
rhyming a word in the middle of a line and
another at the end of the line
What is internal rhyme?
a poem that reflects upon lament for a person or idea that has passed on or dealing with death.
What is an Elegy?
"The cow jumped over the moon; and the dish ran away with the spoon"
What is personification?
A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create
a complete thought or idea
What is a couplet?
"he whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there..."
What is alliteration?
"I've told you a million times
that I do my homework while eating limes"
What is a hyperbole?
giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
"You have thrown my love away into the pits of
Tartarus- condemning me to a life on loneliness"
What is allusion?
"Good night, Good night,
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
That I shall say good night
Till it be 'morrow"
What is couplet?