A word or phrase that means something more or something other than it seems to say. Often what is meant is the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
100
This is describes words and phrases that
re-create vivid sensory experiences
What is imagery
100
This poet suggested that you "Rage against the dying of the light"
Who was Dylan Thomas
100
This musician borrowed his name from the classic poet Dylan Thomas
Who is Bob Dylan
100
When rhyme occurs within a single line, it is called this
What is internal rhyme
200
This is one example of this type of figurative langauge:
Your love is like a river
What is simile
200
This is when the poet uses the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page to convey meaning.
What is a concrete poem
200
An example of this is in the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", where Frost's word choice implies an attitude.
What is diction
200
In his poem "The Rose that Grew From Concrete", Tupac uses the rose as one of these
What is a symbol
200
This is a genre of literature that emphasizes the creative use of language and imagery
What is poetry
300
This is an example of this type of figurative language:
Mr. D is a broken record
What is metaphor
300
When you see a line where one thought runs on from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next.
What is enjambment
300
In his poem "The Raven", Poe uses repetition of similar vowel sounds throughout the poem, which is an example of this.
What is assonace
300
In their song Pride, when the band U2 references the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr they give an example of this
What is allusion
300
This is the central idea of a text. Not just what the text is about
What is theme
400
This is another term that means "figure of speech"
What is an idiom
400
This describes the way words and lines are arranged to produce a desired effect.
What is structure
400
DAILY DOUBLE
The following lines are from a poem that is an example of this
Waves of the ocean, bubbling and gurgling, blithely prying,
Waves, undulating waves—liquid, uneven, emulous waves,
What is free verse
400
With the lines
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
The Doors give us an ABAB one of these
What is rhyme scheme
400
This is the repetition of a regular rhythmic unit. It establishes a predictable means of emphasis.
What is meter
500
This is a figure of speech that asks "what are you thinking about?"
What is "A penny for your thoughts"
500
If you read about an inanimate object crying, then it must be this
What is personification
500
Wordworth's poem about daffodils is an example of this
What is imagery
500
By using words that almost rhyme at the end of his lines, Talib Kweli uses this
What is slant rhyme
500
The lines
Do do do do dingle zing a dong bong
Ba di ba da ba zumba crunga cong gone bad
not being concerned with what is said, but how it is said, is concerend with this