Figurative Language Definitions
Mixed Definitions
Figurative Language Examples
Poetry 1
Poetry 2
100
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
What is simile
100
Using exaggeration to show strong feelings.
What is hyperbole?
100
"The moon was a flashlight, guiding us forward" is an example of
What is metaphor?
100

The Central Message or Idea

Main Idea

100
This uses letters to show the pattern of rhyme

Rhyme Scheme


200
Comparing 2 things without using "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
200

Repeating First Letter

What is alliteration?

200
"I was bit by a thousand gnats" is an example of
What is hyperbole?
200

A group of lines in a poem

Stanza

200

A repeating word or phrase

Repetition

300
Giving human traits to inanimate objects or ideas.
What is personification?
300
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
"The painting was as serene as a calm lake" is an example of
What is simile?
300

What is a line break?

The end of a line or break in a sentence.

300

Rhyme within the line

Internal Rhyme


400

A phrase that has a meaning other than the words said.

(That test was a piece of cake)

What is idiom?

400

The repetition of vowels

What is assonance?

400
"The blanket wrapped itself around the baby" is an example of
What is personification?
400

A short description of a text

Summary

400

Rhyme at the end of the line

External Poetry

500

The repetition of consonants 

What is consonance?

500

What is the difference between Denotation and Connotation

Denotation - dictionary/literal meaning of a word.

Connotation - implied meaning of a word, using context clues

500
"It rained cats and dogs" is an example of
What is idiom?
500

Name one poem we annotated in class.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

or 

Speech to the Young

500

Direct quotes to support main idea

Supporting Details

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