Figurative Language
This is a comparison using "like" or "as."
Simile
This type of poem has 14 lines, often written in iambic pentameter, and explores themes like love or time.
A) Villanelle
B) Sonnet
C) Free verse
Sonnet
Who wrote "Sonnet 18?"
A) Kipling
B) Allen Poe
C) Shakespeare
Shakespeare
A poem that has 14 lines.
Yes or no?
Yes
“The cold wind brushed my shoulder as the scent of pine filled the air.”
Is this an example of imagery?
Yes!
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this type of figurative language.
Personification
This poem has 19 lines with a specific pattern of repeating lines and is known for its circular structure.
A) Sonnet
B) Villanelle
C) Free verse
Villanelle
Who wrote "If"?
A) Shakespeare
B) Dickenson
C) Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
A poem that uses a rhyme scheme:
ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA AA
Yes or no?
NO-- that's a villanelle!
"Love is more than merely a feeling."
Is this an example of imagery?
No
This figurative language compares two things by saying one is the other. Example: “Time is a thief.”
Metaphor
This type of poem doesn’t rhyme and doesn’t follow a set structure or rhythm.
A) Free verse
B) Sonnet
C) Villanelle
Free verse
Who wrote "The Raven?"
A) Edgar Allen Poe
B) Shakespeare
C) Kipling
Edgar Allen Poe
A poem that uses iambic pentameter as a syllable count.
Yes or no?
YES
“The thunder roared like a lion during the storm.”
Yes!
This is a major exaggeration used for emphasis, like “I told you a million times!”
Hyperbole
This poem is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, often used by Shakespeare in his plays.
A) Free verse
B) Sonnet
C) Blank verse
Blank verse
Who wrote "There is no Frigate like A Book"?
A) Shakespeare
B) Dickenson
C) Poe
Emily Dickenson
Yes or no?
NO-- that's a villanelle!
“He was very smart and solved the problem quickly.”
No...
This type of figurative language repeats the same beginning sound in a phrase, like “Peter Piper picked...”
Alliteration
A poem that tells a story, often set to music or rhythm, with characters, dialogue, and sometimes a refrain.
A) Sonnet
B) Ballad
C) Blank verse
Ballad
A) Shakespeare
B) Wordsworth
C) John Pork
William Wordsworth
A Poem that ends with a couplet.
Yes or no?
Yes-- a couplet is a 2 lined stanza and is the proper form to end a sonnet!
“Hope danced lightly on the edge of her thoughts, as soft and fleeting as morning mist.”
Yes!!