Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is alliteration?
The repetition of beginning consonant sound
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem usually written in iambic pentameter
What is setting?
The time and place of a story
What is allusion?
A reference to another work, person, or event
what is a metaphor?
A direct comparison without using “like” or “as”
What is assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
What is a haiku?
A Japanese 3-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
What is narrator?
The character who tells the story
What is theme?
The underlying message or main idea of a work
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words
What is a narrative poem?
A poem that tells a story
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is irony?
A contrast between appearance and reality
What is hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate natural sounds
What is an elegy?
A poem written to mourn someone’s death
What is foreshadowing?
A hint or clue about what will happen later
What is a motif?
A recurring element that has symbolic meaning
What is synecdoche?
A part representing the whole, like “wheels” for “car”
What is meter?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
What is an epic?
A lengthy poem celebrating heroic deeds
What is flashback?
A sudden return to an earlier time in the story
What is tone?
The author’s attitude toward the subject