Descriptive Language
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Overall term to describe descriptive language that is not to be taken literally
What is figurative language?
100
Having the same sound at the end of two or more words
What is rhyme?
100
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?
100
he main idea, topic, or subject of a poem.
What is the theme?
100
A single row of words in a poem
What is a line?
200
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
200
The sound and feel created by the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables, usually repeated, in a poem.
What is rhythm?
200
A figure of speech, where a thing is described as being something else. Doesn't use like or as
What is metaphor?
200
the attitude of the writer towards a subject or audience, conveyed through word choice or viewpoint.
What is the tone?
200
A poetic form that avoids using fixed patterns of meter
What is free verse?
300
A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
What is meter?
300
Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words
What is alliteration?
300
the atmosphere of the poem or the emotions it illicits from readers
What is the mood?
300
Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem
What is repetition?
400
Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader
What is imagery?
400
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, written out as letters, such as AABB or ABAB
What is rhyme scheme?
400
extreme or obvious exaggeration, not meant to be believed or taken literally
What is hyperbole?
400
The sun shines bright It waits quietly for night In the same way I wait for you Hoping that soon we will be two Rhyme Scheme:
What is an example of AABB rhyme scheme?
500
Repeating the vowel sounds in the stressed, or accented, syllables in nearby words
What is assonance?
500
A group of lines in a poem, separated by space
What is a stanza?
500
An example of this would be: My love for peanut butter cups is a burning flame.
What is an example of a metaphor?
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