Sound devices
Vowel sounds repeated in nearby words
What is Assonance?
Who wrote The Raven?
Edgar Alan Poe
What is literal language?
When you mean something with their actually dictionary definition.
What is Denotation?
The literal, dictionary meaning definition of a word
Who wrote clouds?
James Reaney
When same beginning sounds are repeated in nearby words.
What is alliteration?
Who is the narrator grieving?
His lost love, Lenor.
What is figurative language?
When you say something with a symbol or a deeper meaning.
What is connotation?
The cultural of emotional association of a word, the tone the word suggests.
What are soft fat horses being compared to?
To clouds
Giving non human things human qualitities.
What is personification?
When is the narrator grieving?
In a dark December.
What should you use Figurative language for?
You should use it for conveying a deeper Meaning of any sentence
What is the Denotation meaning of Slay?
To violently kill someone
What Is the poem clouds about?
The power of nature
What is onomatopoeia?
What does the Raven represent?
The never lifting grief of the narrator for his lost love Lenor.
What should you use literal language for?
For sharing facts and clearly giving information
What is the connotation meaning of slay?
To do something very well, with great style, or to look amazing
What does sable mean?
Black
comparing 2 different things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
What does rapping mean?
To rapidly knock on a door.
Figurative language
Which is better for getting to a point?
denotation
What does eaves mean?
The lower edges of a roof protecting the walls of a building