Figurative Language
A comparison using “like” or “as” to highlight similarities between two different things.
Simile
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Diverged
To follow a different direction, or to be or become different (Split)
Words or information that appeal to the five senses.
Sensory Detail
Name the Five Senses
See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as,” suggesting a symbolic meaning.
Metaphor
A word that has the same sound as another.
Rhyme
Consequence
A result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient.
A writer's or speaker's choice of words.
Diction
What is Victor's Conflict in "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto?
Victor has a crush on Teresa.
Assigns human traits to non-human objects or ideas.
Personification
Can refer to a single line of poetry or a section of a poem.
Verse
Parallel
Side by side and never crossing.
The exact, literal meaning of a word.
Denotation
A category or type of literature such as a short story, folk tale, poem, novel, play.
Genre
Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.
Hyperbole
What is this an example of?
I like cats (A) <---
because mine is fat (A) <---
and gives cuddly hugs, (B) <---
so I like that. (A) <---
Rhyme Scheme
Portly
Short and round
The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word (beyond its literal definition)
Connotation
Which path did the speaker in The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost take?
"The one less travelled by,"
The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words.
Alliteration
Imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally.
Figurative Language
Trodden
To step or walk on.
The character who tells you what is happening in a book or film.
Narrator/Speaker
What are some of the conflicts the speaker has in Choices by Nikki Giovanni?
Can't... (do, have, go, express)