Name That Figurative Language
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
This is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
A simile is a comparison using these words.
What are like or as?
What does it mean to “cite evidence” when analyzing a poem?
What is using direct lines or details from the text to support an interpretation?
It’s raining cats and dogs
What is an idiom?
Time is money.
What is a metaphor?
This is the basic unit of a poem, made up of words arranged across the page.
What is a line?
Personification gives these human qualities to non-human things.
What are human traits, feelings, or actions?
Why is it important to use more than one piece of evidence?
What is it makes your interpretation stronger and more reliable?
The silence was deafening
What is an oxymoron?
The crackling fire filled the room with the scent of pine and the warmth of glowing embers.
What is imagery?
A poet might repeat a word or phrase for this reason.
What is to emphasize an idea or create rhythm?
Irony is when this happens.
What is the opposite of what is expected occurs?
What is tone in poetry?
What is the poet’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject?
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul
What is a metaphor?
He was skating on thin ice with his reckless decisions.
What is an idiom?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called this.
What is rhyme scheme?
Why do poets use personification?
What is to make descriptions more vivid and relatable?
Why might a poet use figurative language instead of stating ideas directly?
What is to create stronger emotions, deeper meaning, or vivid images?
Her mind wandered restlessly, like a bird tracing invisible patterns across an endless sky
What is a simile?
He waited for eternity, each second stretching into a lifetime of silence.
What is a hyperbole?
The placement of this part of the poem can leave the strongest impression on the reader.
What is the final line or stanza?
An oxymoron is this.
What is a phrase that combines contradictory terms?
Why is theme often universal?
What is because it applies to people’s experiences across time and cultures?
The weary clock dragged its hands through the silence, refusing to let the night end.
What is personification?