Figurative Language
Comparing two things by stating one thing is another or by implying that one thing is another
What is metaphor?
"The roses of her cheeks bloomed red and bright."
What is metaphor?
A unit of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic—like a paragraph in prose or a verse in a song
What is a stanza?
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action
What is onomatopoeia?
"The book thudded on the floor."
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
What is personification?
"The waves hissed as they lapped at the shore."
What is personification?
A pair of successive rhyming lines, usually of the same length
What is a couplet?
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
"Philip photographed funky flamingos."
What is alliteration?
Description that evokes the 5 senses
What is imagery?
"The dry, cracked leaves crunched under foot."
What is imagery?
A four line stanza, often with various rhyme schemes
What is quatrain?
Repetition of consonant sounds close to each other
What is consonance?
"The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight."
What is consonance?
Two contrasting words combining to create new meaning
"Same difference"
What is oxymoron?
A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas of the poem itself
What is refrain?
Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other
What is assonance?
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"
What is assonance?
Two things placed together with a contrasting effect
What is juxtaposition?
"It was the best of time, it was the worst of times"
What is juxtaposition?
Rhythm of a poem based on how many syllables are in each line
What is meter?
Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of clauses or lines
What is anaphora?
"We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall defend our island... we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills." -Winston Churchill
What is anaphora?