Definition
Examples
Definition
Examples
Create
100
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as.
What is simile
100
Storm, norm, form are examples of ___________ words.
What is rhyming
100
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings.
What is personification
100
Fulton's hair is like spun gold. This is an example of a . . .
What is simile
100
Use alliteration in a sentence.
The big blue sky boldly fought the storm.
200
Two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
What is rhyme
200
The old car was gasping for air. This is an example of . . .
What is personification
200
Language that appeals to any of a readers five senses.
What is imagery
200
Shayla's hair is spun gold. This is an example of . . .
What is metaphor
200
Use an onomatopoeia in a sentence.
Bang, Bang, Bang! There was a heavy pounding on the door.
300
A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics.
What is metaphor
300
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following verse. I wandered lonely as a cloud/ That floats on high o’er vales and hills,/ When all at once I saw a crowd,/ A host, of golden daffodils;/ Beside the lake, beneath the trees,/ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze./
What is ABABCC
300
Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.
What is verse
300
After last nights violent storm, this morning's blue sky, crashing waves, and slimy seaweed are welcome. This is an example of . . .
What is imagery
300
Use a hyperbole in a sentence.
It takes years for the last bell of the day to ring.
400
Is the rhythm established by a poem, and it is usually dependent not only on the number of syllables in a line but also on the way those syllables are accented. This rhythm is often described as a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is meter
400
I wandered lonely as a cloud/ That floats on high o’er vales and hills,/ When all at once I saw a crowd,/ A host, of golden daffodils;/ Beside the lake, beneath the trees,/ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze/ This is an example of a(n). . .
What is verse
400
The pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences
What is Rhyme Scheme
400
Does the following line have meter? For double the points can you divide it properly into feet? Shall I l compare l thee to a summer’s day?
Yes it has meter. Shall I l com pare l thee to l a sum l mer’s day?
400
Use assonance in a sentence.
Go mow the lawn.
500
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
What is enjambment
500
The holy time is quiet as a Nun/ Breathless with adoration; the broad sun/ Is sinking down in its tranquility;/ Because there is a continuation of a sentence from line to line, this is an example of . . .
What is enjambment
500
A technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one senses like hearing, seeing, smell etc. at a given time
What is synesthesia
500
Terms like cool colors, warm colors, cold silence are examples of which literary device?
What is synesthesia
500
List three oxymorons.
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