Figurative Language Definitions
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
simile
My backpack weighs a thousand pounds.
Hyperbole
Identify figurative language in the poem:
The autumn leaves
swirled and twirled
like dancers in the wind.
Crisp air kissed my cheeks
as the sun sank low.
Simile & Personification
a group of words in poetry (kind of like a sentence)
lines
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
Her smile was like sunshine after a storm.
Simile
Identify figurative language in the poem:
The old house groaned
with every gust of wind.
Shadows stretched along the walls,
whispering secrets
of days long past.
Personification & Imagery
A group of lines of poetry (like a paragraph)
stanza
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
Metaphor
Identify figurative language in the poem:
A million stars blinked
over the silent lake.
The water mirrored the sky,
a glassy reflection
of dreams that never sleep.
Metaphor & Imagery
the repetition of the same or similar sounds
rhyme
Identify the TONE:
The sun warmed my face as the waves rolled gently onto the shore."
calm/peaceful
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
imagery
Run, run, run as fast as you can!
Repetition
Identify figurative language in the poem:
The waves slammed the shore,
angry and relentless.
Seagulls cried overhead,
and the storm laughed
through the shaking trees.
Personification & Onomatopoeia
the pattern formed by rhyming words at the end of lines
rhyme scheme
Identify the TONE:
He slammed the door and muttered under his breath.
angry/frustrated
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
personification
The wind howled like a lonely wolf.
Simile or Personification
Identify figurative language in the poem:
The city hummed below,
a restless giant stirring.
Neon lights flickered like fireflies,
and the night carried
a thousand untold stories.
Metaphor & Simile & Personification
words or phrases with meaning that is different from their literal interpretation
figurative language
Identify the TONE:
The forest was silent except for the snap of a twig behind me
suspenseful