Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Figures of Speech
Figurative Language
Potpurri
100
Define figurative language.
language that is based on imaginative comparisons and is not literally true
100
Define denotation.
dictionary definition of a word
100
In “Tiburon,” how is the car like a shark?
it is long, sleek, and threatening; open hood like a shark's open mouth; resembles a shark being examined by a fisherman
100
Give two examples of imagery in “Tiburon.”
long red car; open hood; shark with a gaping mouth; dial of the car radio; salsa music
100
What does the gale symbolize in “Hope is the thing with feathers”?
hard times, moments of despair or hopelessness
200
Define connotation.
the emotional definition of a word
200
Define simile.
comparison of two dissimilar things using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles
200
List three different examples of figurative language used in “Folding Won Tons In.”
metaphor "misshapen flowers" "each new blossom" simile "like newborns huddled together"
200
List three different examples of figurative language used in “Folding Won Tons In.”
metaphor, imagery, and simile misshapen flower new blossom like newborns fat sun
200
In “Internment,” what words have connotations that compare the imprisoned travelers to cattle?
corralled, herded, branding, like stolid cattle
300
Define direct metaphor.
directly compares two things using a verb such as is
300
Define metaphor.
comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
300
What is the implied metaphor in “Fog”?
fog and a cat
300
What qualities does fog share with the animal in “Fog”?
fog is stealthy and will sit quietly, like a cat
300
What could the dewdrops in “Internment” symbolize?
beauty or the people imprisoned
400
Define extended metaphor.
metaphor that is developed over several lines or through an entire poem
400
Define implied metaphor.
suggests the comparison between two things without stating it directly
400
What is the extended metaphor in “The Seven Ages of Man”?
the world is a stage and the men and women are actors
400
List two images from “The Seven Ages of Man” that help you picture childhood as Jaques sees it.
infant "mewls" and "pukes" schoolboy "whines" and creeps "like a snail"
400
What is ironic about the boy and snowman crying for each other in “Boy at the Window”?
the boy's fear is ironic because the snowman can only survive in the cold
500
Define diction.
the writer's choice of words
500
Define personification.
metaphor in which human qualities are given to something that is not human
500
List an example of personification in “Boy at the Window.”
weather conditions or the snowman
500
What is the allusion in “Boy at the Window”?
Adam and Eve's expulsion from paradise
500
Draw the symbols for unstressed and stressed syllables on the board.
unstressed = u stressed = /
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