Figurative Language
The use of these 2 words could mean the difference a simile and a metaphor
What is like or as?
What is space?
This literary element refers to an individual in a work of fiction
What is a character?
This term refers to the physical arrangement of the lines on the page, including the number of stanzas and shape of the poem
What is poetic form or structure?
This term refers to the most important idea(s) or message within a text
What is central idea or theme?
This type of figurative language makes a reference to something else, such as another literary work, historical event, myth, etc.
What is an allusion?
The root word "corp", as used in the words corporation and corpse, means this
What is body?
This literary element refers to the main story, conflicts, or plan guiding the story
What is plot?
The way that a poem (or any text) makes you feel refers to this term
What is mood?
This term refers to your position on something, like an argument, or what you are writing about
What is a claim?
The following example uses this common figurative language device:
“The troubled sky reveals / The grief it feels.”
What is personification?
The root words "fid/fide", as used in the word confide, means this
What is trust or believe?
This literary element refers to the time, place, and circumstances that the story takes place in
What is setting?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, as well as punctuation, rhymes, and word choice, all contribute to this term
What is rhythm?
Argumentative essays and debates should have this in order to acknowledge the other side and be more credible/trustworthy
What is a counterargument or counterclaim?
Saying something "Costs an arm and a leg" is an example of this type of figurative language
What is an idiom? OR What is hyperbole?
Found in words describing sailors, naval activities, and water-colored gemstones, this Latin root literally means “sea.”
What is "mar/mer"?
The setting in the example below can best be described as this
"Jonas pressed his ear against the old oak tree, convinced he’d heard a whisper from inside it. The forest around him fell strangely silent. Then, the whisper came again—this time saying his name."
What is a forest?
Tracking the pattern of end rhymes in a stanza, and throughout the poem as a whole, is best known as this
What is rhyme scheme?
The following are examples of this term: the loss of innocence, good triumphs over evil, life and death, unrequited love
What is theme?
This stanza from Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" contains these 2 common figurative language elements:
"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
What is metaphor and personification?
This Latin root is the source of words describing a woman who leads a family or holds primary authority in a household.
What is "matri/mater"?
The characters, setting, and plot of the example below can best be described as...
"Rico sprinted across the rooftops, the guards’ footsteps pounding close behind him. He vaulted over a narrow gap, landing hard but steady. Without looking back, he grabbed the edge of a fire escape and swung himself down to the alley below."
What are Rico and the guards (character), on the rooftops/alleyway (setting), and being chased/escaping from the guards (plot)?
The rhyme scheme for the following short poem is best written out as...
"The evening sky glows soft and red
A gentle breeze stirs through the leaves
It carries whispers no one perceives
And paints the world in shades of dread.
The river hums beneath the moon
Its surface shines like silver glass
Reflections shimmer as they pass
And vanish with the night too soon."
What is ABBA CDDC?
You've fallen into my trap! If it's points you wish from me, you must answer this riddle, see:
"I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?"
What is a keyboard?