Figurative Language & Literary Devices In context
My love is red like a rose
comparison between two items using like or as
What is a Simile?
How are the paragraphs in a poem called?
Stanzas
words that represent a literal sound
Onomatopoeia
“It was very Dark, Dark, Yet Darker.”
Repetition
She is the apple of my eye
Metaphor
rhetorical device where an object is referred to directly as something that it is not.
What is a metaphor?
part of a poem that consists of two or more lines arranged together.
What is a Stanza in poetic structure?
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of a phrase
Alliteration
“Boom, Bang, Splash, are examples of”
Onomatopoeia
The moon smiled back
Personification
figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
What is a hyperbole?
How is the name of a poem called?
Title
the use of the same word multiple times
Repetition
“She sales seashells by the seashore”
Alliteration
The ear piercing sound of cries echoed through the cave
Aural Imagery
figure of speech that references a famous person place, event, or literary work. Its either implied or direct.
What is an Allusion?
A paragraph in a poem
What is a stanza ?
the emotion of the text
Emotive language
“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain is a phrase for”
Assonance
I had to have lifted 10 tons, my back almost broke
Hyperbole
comparing two different things and comparing them to create an interesting effect
What is juxtaposition?
continuation of a phrase and or sentence from one line to the next line
Enjambment
the moral/main topic of the entire story
A Theme
Time is Money
Metaphor