Figurative Language
What is alliteration?
What does "under the weather" mean?
Feeling sick.
Why do authors use alliteration?
To draw attention to expression, to elicit an emotional response from readers, or to simply make a piece flow better.
"The bus went faster than lightning."
What is hyperbole.
A poem that tells a story of a hero with extraordinary abilities and communicates a culture's ideals.
What is an epic poem.
What is personification?
What does 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?
Something is very expensive.
Why do authors use personification?
To portray abstract concepts or symbolism, or to make the readers more emotionally engaged.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
what is alliteration
Lines and line breaks in a poem, like paragraphs in a story.
What is a Stanza.
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
What does 'break a leg' mean?
Good luck.
Why do authors use hyperbole?
To emphasize something or highlight its importance.
"cool as a cucumber."
What is a simile.
(What is an idiom.)
The big idea - what the whole poem is about/ the deep question it asks?
What is theme.
What is a simile?
Comparisons of one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'?
What does 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Something that happens rarely.
Why do authors use metaphors?
To take complex topics and make them understandable ideas.
"The wind whispered through the trees"
What is personification.
(What is alliteration)
The way the reader or actor delivers a line in drama or poetry.
What is the tone.
What is a metaphor?
Direct comparison between two things, stating one is the other.
Why do authors use idioms?
To communicate a shared cultural understanding.
What is the difference between symbolism and metaphors?
Metaphors are direct comparisons between two things. Symbolism is recurring throughout a text to represent ideas or qualities.
"America is a Melting Pot"
What is a metaphor.
Why do people write poetry?
There is a vast array of reasons that people write poetry and prose, including expression, emotional navigation, as a form of protest, etc. It is important to know who the audience is for various works and information about the poet to determine purpose behind works.