Definitions
What is simile ?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
"The moon was the flashlight that guided us the way" is an example of_______
Metaphpor
"The lovely lady longed to sing a song" is an example of____
Alliteration.
Lencho was an ox of a man
Metaphor
What is metaphor?
Comparing 2 things without using "like" or "as."
"Her face was calm like a lake" is an example of
simile
Trace the rhyme scheme
Across the moorlands of the North
We chase the gruesome
And hunt the forests wild
What dreams the waves hum
when stars seem slow and mild
a b c b c
He worked like an ox in the field.
Simile
What is personification?
Giving human traits to inanimate objects or ideas.
"Poor paper lay brooding on the floor" is an example of______
Personification
writing/speaking the exact replica of a sound
What is onomatopoeia?
He won her hand in marriage.
Synecdoche
What is anaphora?
Two or more lines in a sequence starting with the same word.
"No perfumes of Persia could subdue the stench of his sweat." is an example of _______
Hyperbole (400)
Alliteration (100)
Identify the poetic device/ devices
I forgot to phone near the fireside but traced it quickly when it sang the ringtone.
Alliteration (300)
personification (200)
The fog came on little cat feet
Metaphor