Figurative language I
Comparing two things using "like"
What is a simile?
Exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
A figure of speech that uses two words to describe one thing
What is a kenning?
Bringing the reader into the events of the narrative.
What is "show don't tell?"
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
How a poem makes you feel
What is mood?
When words are used beyond their literal meaning
What is figurative language?
His arm was torn off
How did Grendel die?
The events of a story that lead to the climax
What is rising action?
The repetition of the same sound
What is alliteration?
How the poet feels about the subject
What is tone?
AABB
What is rhyme scheme?
His tribe was called the Geats
What was the name of Beowulf's tribe?
The point of maximum tension in a story
Climax
BANG!
What is onomatopoeia?
When a poem engages one or more of the five senses
What is imagery?
When a poem has no rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
The mead-hall of King Hrothgar
What is Heorot?
This is created by the use of figurative language in narrative writing.
What is vertical time?