Figurative Language
Poetry Definitions
Fig. Lang. Examples
Poems
Random Facts
100

The comparison of two things using like or as.

Simile

100

Separate groups of lines in a poem (like paragraphs).

Stanzas

100

The sun smiled down upon me as it warmed my face.

Personification

100

In Frost's "The Road Not Taken", what color were his "woods"?

Yellow

100

What is the world's largest country?

Russia

200

Using the five senses in writing.

Imagery

200

Repetition of similar sounds to form a pattern.

Rhyme

200

The grass was a million emerald crystals sparkling in the light.

Metaphor

200

In "The Tide Rises and the Tide Falls" the tide stays the same throughout the poem? What is one thing that changes?

The man's travels.

The switch of day and night.

200

What is the world's largest ocean?

The Pacific Ocean

300

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Alliteration

300

Repeating the same word or phrase to show importance.

Repetition 

300

The girl's heart was beating out of her chest like a thousand cannons going off at the same time.

Simile

300

In Frost's "Fire and Ice", he says that "Ice is great/And will suffice." What does he mean by "suffice"?

It is enough to destroy the world.

300

What fruit is consumed the most worldwide?

The banana

400

A message or lesson about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work.

Theme

400

Tells a story with plot, characters, and dialogue

Narrative Poetry

400

The dog's breath was so strong, I felt like my nose hairs were singeing away. I see the saliva dripping from his mouth with every wet, slobbery kiss on my face.

Imagery

400

Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is a symbol/metaphor for what?

The difficulty of life's decisions.

400

What are the three main stages of the water cycle

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation.

500

A person, place, thing, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

Symbolism

500

Expresses personal and emotional feelings.

Lyrical Poetry

500

The young boy was overjoyed for his birthday party. He could hardly wait for his friends to show up.

Mood

500

Longfellow's "The Tide Rises and the Tide Falls" is a symbol or metaphor for what?

The infiniteness off time and the consistancy nature. 

500

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of what?

Really long words

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