The Basics
Figurative Language
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More Devices
Poetic Forms
100
A specific strategy or skill used to create art.
What is a technique?
100
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
100
The main idea or "gist" of the story. The message the author wants to convey to the reader.
What is a Theme?
100
Something that represents something else.
What is a Symbol?
100
When 2 lines rhyme with each other (AA)
What is a Couplet?
200
A reference to something the reader is probably familiar with.
What is an Allusion?
200
A direct comparison between 2 unlike things with something in common.
What is a metaphor?
200
When words and phrases are used over and over again.
What is Repetition?
200
The feeling created for the reader by the author.
What is Mood?
200
When 4 lines of a poem / stanza rhyme (AABB)
What is a Quatrain?
300
Another name for hyperbole - the obvious stretching of the truth to emphasize a point or to show humor.
What is exaggeration?
300
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in the same line.
What is Alliteration?
300
A unit of writing that appears in a story. It is composed of sentences, and NOT lines.
What is a Paragraph?
300
The attitude the writer has towards the audience, the subject, or a character.
What is Tone?
300
A Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines, with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then 5 syllables.
What is a Haiku?
400
A common phrase made up of words that aren't meant to be taken literally.
What is an Idiom?
400
The assignment of human traits to non-human objects.
What is Personification?
400
A device used to add a sense of rhythm, emphasize important ideas, and set a mood.
What is Repetition?
400
A separated section of writing in a poem.
What is a Stanza?
400
A short, humorous poem with 5 lines that rhyme (AABBA)
What is a Limerick?
500
Name one purpose that Imagery is used to fulfill, and then name what Imagery specifically appeals to.
-Presenting Objects -Expressing Ideas -Describing Feelings/Scenes -Appeals to the 5 senses
500
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
This device is created through the use of words, phrases, repetition, rhyme, and exaggeration to provoke a feeling.
What is Mood?
500
________ is repetition of similar word sounds, and _______ is the musical quality created by a pattern of beats.
What are Rhyme and Rhythm?
500
A type of lyric poem that deals with serious themes such as Justice, Truth, and Beauty.
What is an Ode?
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