Sound Devices
"The buzzing bee flew by" is an example of what sound device, where a word imitates the sound it represents?
What is Onomatopeia?
The phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun" is an example of this comparison that uses "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This is the literal, dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often marked with letters like AABB or ABAB.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
This sound device is shown in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" because of the repeating initial "p" sound.
What is alliteration?
This term describes a comparison that states one thing is another, such as "The world is a stage."
What is a metaphor?
This term refers to the emotional, cultural, or social associations a word carries, beyond its dictionary definition. The "Vibe".
What is connotation?
This type of vivid and descriptive language appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create a mental picture for the reader.
What is sensory imagery?
The repetition of similar vowel sounds within a phrase, as in "the light of the fire is a sight," is known as this.
What is assonance?
When you give an inanimate object or animal human qualities, like "the sun smiled down at us," you are using this device.
What is personification?
In poetry, the deliberate reuse of words or phrases for emphasis, like in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," is this device.
What is repetition?
Provide the rhyme scheme for this stanza:
"The way a crow / Shook down on me / The dust of snow / From a hemlock tree." [2, 3]
ABCB
This is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words, like "pitter-patter."
What is consonance?
This is the use of extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect, as in "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, or thing of historical, cultural, or literary significance is called this.
What is allusion?
Give an example of sensory imagery that appeals to the sense of taste and smell.
Example answers could include: "the sweet, juicy apple" or "the smoky scent of burning wood" [2, 3].