Figurative language
a direct comparison of two things.
what is a metaphor
Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.
what is a metaphor
a group of lines
what is a stanza
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
what is alliteration
She sells seashells by the seashore.
what is alliteration
Two opposites (phrases, pictures, ideas, etc) are introduced together for contrasting effect.
what is personification
The wind whispered through the dry grass.
what is a personification
a pattern of rhyme within the poem
what is a rhyme scheme
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
what is onomatopoeia
Snap, crackle, pop
what is onomatopoeia
a vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses to create an image or idea in their head.
what is imagery
The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.
what is imagery
The literal or primary meaning of a word.
what is denotation
Repetition of consonant sounds close to each other
what is consonance
The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.
what is consonance
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear beside each other.
what is a oxymoron
The food was awfully good
what is an oxymoron
describes the rhythm in line of poetry
what is meter
Repetition of a word or phrase at the BEGINNING of sentences, lines, or clauses.
what is anaphora
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”
what is anaphora
Two opposites (phrases, pictures, ideas, etc) are introduced together for contrasting effect.
what is juxtaposition
it was the beginning of the end
what is juxtaposition
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes
what is a quatrain
Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other
what is assonance
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I Am
what is assonance