figurative lang def
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
what is hyperbole
EX the tree seemed to sing in the rainy weather.
what is personification
Is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
what is figurative language
something something something something something something something
rat in my lunch rat in my lunch munch munch munch
what is refrain
a row of words in a play or drama
line
a comparison using like or as
what is simile
when I don't eat I become a monster.
what is metaphor
appealing to the senses.
what is imagery
A.B.C.B.A.C
what is rhyme scheme
is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person
what is lyrical
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
what is personification
EX the rock was as heavy as a semi-truck.
what is hyperbole
a verse, a line, a set, or a group of some lines that appears at the end of stanza, or appears where a poem divides into different sections.
what is repetition
yada yada yada
Yada yada yada yada yada
yada
what is stanza
a form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well
what is narrative
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
what is alliteration
I like Peter pipers pickles
what is alliteration
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse
what is stanza
simile,metaphor,personification
what is figurative language
A writer of poetry
what is poet
a comparison without using like or as
what is metaphor
my rabbit is like a potato
what is simile
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
what is rhyme scheme
the dog was skinny and dirty
what is imagery
a sound word
what is onomatopoeia