Figurative Language
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is called this.
What is meter?
This rhetorical appeal relies on credibility or character.
What is ethos?
This animal is the main character and hero of the story.
Who is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the mongoose?
This is the main theme of Annabel Lee.
What is eternal love?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this device.
What is personification?
This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
This appeal targets emotions to persuade an audience.
What is pathos?
The setting of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is primarily in this country.
What is India?
Poe often uses this sound device, repeating consonant sounds for effect.
What is alliteration?
This figure of speech is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The emotional feeling or atmosphere created by a poem is known as this.
What is mood?
This appeal uses logic and evidence to convince.
What is logos?
These two cobras are the main antagonists in the story.
Who are Nag and Nagaina?
The poem’s setting is described as this place.
What is a kingdom by the sea?
“She is a shining star” demonstrates this type of comparison without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
A group of lines in a poem, often separated by spaces, is called this.
What is a stanza?
A question asked for effect, not for an actual answer, is called this.
What is a rhetorical question?
This theme is central to the story, shown through Rikki’s bravery and loyalty.
What is the struggle between good and evil?
This tone dominates the poem, reflecting Poe’s feelings about Annabel Lee’s death.
What is melancholy, sad or mournful?
A phrase like “jumbo shrimp” is an example of this contradictory term.
What is an oxymoron?
This term describes the repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line of poetry.
What is assonance?
Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is known as this.
What is anaphora?
Kipling uses this literary device when he gives animals human traits like speech and emotions.
What is anthropomorphism?
Poe uses this figurative language when he says the angels were “not half so happy in Heaven.”
What is hyperbole?