Figurative language
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
A one sentence summary of a paragraph/essay topic.
What is the main idea?
The use of objects/colors to represent ideas/qualities.
What is symbolism?
Words and descriptions cause a certain feeling in the reader.
What is mood?
In this type of poetry, the two line rhyme and have the same basic length and rhythm.
What is a couplet?
An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech.
What is a hyperbole?
A character who remains the same in the story.
What is a static character?
Clues that hint at something still to come.
What is foreshadowing?
What a word suggests, not what it actually means.
What is connotation?
This is described using the letters of the alphabet, such as ABAB as in the poem:
"Roses are red, / Violets are blue. / Shakespeare is dead? / I had no clue."
What is rhyme scheme?
Applies human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
Time, place, duration of the story
What is the setting?
A return to an earlier time in a story to give prior information.
What is flashback?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
What is an Elegy?
A comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
basic truth or moral of the story.
What is the theme?
The audience knows that the actual situation is different than what is being represented.
What is irony?
The main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
This is a long narrative poem which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person.
What is an Epic?
The car dared me to drive faster.
What is personification?
Honesty is the best policy.
This is an example of ....
What is a theme?
When he looked at the Statue of Liberty, he knew all would be okay. This is an example of what?
What is symbolism?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
What is allusion?
Means "little song," has 14 lines. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?