Figures of Speech
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.
What is alliteration?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure.
What is a sonnet?
The poet who wrote "Dreams."
Who is Langston Hughes?
"Life without dreams is like a broken-winged bird."
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things that does NOT us "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance?
A narrative poem often set to music that tells a story.
What is a ballad?
The poet known for "The Swing."
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
"Crash! Bang! The thunder shook the house."
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving human qualities to objects, animals, or ideas.
What is personification?
Words that imitate natural sounds, such as "buzz" or "bang".
What is onomatopoeia?
A poem that reflects on death or mourns someone who has died.
What is an elegy?
The poet who wrote "Where the Sidewalk Ends."
Who is Shel Silverstein.
"My backpack weighs a ton after school."
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration used for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.
What is a hyperbole?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, such as ABAB or AABB.
What is rhyme scheme?
A poem that continues a sentence past the end of a line without punctuation(without a pause).
What is enjambment?
The poet who wrote "Ozymandias" a poem about the downfall of power.
Who is Percy Shelley?
"Time is a thief stealing moments from our lives."
What is a metaphor?
When the intended meaning is the opposite of what is said or expected.
What is irony?
The use of sound devices to create musical quality and mood in a poem.
What is sound imagery?
A pause of break within a line of poetry used for emphasis.
What is a caesura?
The poet who wrote "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."
Who is Thomas Gray?
"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
What is personification?