Figurative Language
Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
The repeating of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
Name the rhyme scheme My cat is gray. My cat is fat. My cat is cute. I like my cat.
What is a b c b?
swat, thump, buzz, kerplunk - special types of words
What is onomatopoeia?
"The road was a ribbon stretching across the desert." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
A sound, a word, or a phrase that is used more than once throughout the poem is a technique called..
What is repetition?
The words that the actors speak in a play
What is dialogue?
A play and a story may have this in common. It includes the setting, conflict and rising action.
What is a plot?
"The lightening danced across the sky." This is an example of what?
What is personification?
The person who writes a drama
What is a playwright?
The repetition of words at the ends of lines that have the same vowel and consonant sounds - for example (phone, tone)
What is rhyming?
An instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating movement, tone, or sound effects that are not in the dialogue
What are stage directions?
Imagery depends on the author or poet focusing strongly on the reader's _______________.
What are the five senses?
Language that is used for clarification or description and is not meant to be taken literally.
What is figurative language?
The beat created by the use of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm?
The lines in a poem are arranged into groups. These lines are not called paragraphs. They have a specific poetry term.
What is a stanza?
Using the author's purpose and message can help the reader determine the _________ of poem.
What is a theme?
Something that represents or stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
A playwright uses this to directly tell the audience what is happening in a play.
What is narration?
The use of words that sound like what they mean.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the person that is telling the poem. It may be different than the poet.
What is the speaker?
A section of a drama that has its own setting, characters, dialogue, and activity
What is a scene?