Figurative Language
For example, when you say "March break is like a life vest when you're lost at sea."
What is simile?
A rhyme ending in a stressed syllable
What is a masculine rhyme?
The Pines whisper to Jesus
What is "Becky"?
abab cdcd efef gg
What is an English or Shakespearean Sonnet?
Black reapers with the sound of steel and stones
What is "Reapers"?
For example, when you say "Richard is the greatest teacher of all time"
What is hyperbole?
Kaboom!
What is onomatopoeia?
Her skin is like dust on the Eastern horizon...
What is "Karintha"?
A1BA2 ABA1 ABA2 ABA1 ABA2 ABA1A2
What is a "villanelle"?
Pour O Pour that parting soul in song
For example, when you say "wheels" to refer to a car
What is synecdoche?
A series of pleasant sounds
What is euphony?
Wind is in the cane, come along
What is "Carma"?
5 -7 - 5
What is a haiku?
Full moon rising on the waters of my heart
What is "Evening Song"?
For example: "cold fire"
What is an oxymoron?
The dropping of an unstressed syllable at the beginning or end of line
What is catalexis?
Her soul is like a little thrust-tailed dog that follows her...
What is "Calling Jesus"?
abab bcbc cdcd ee
What is a Spenserian sonnet?
Hair -- braided chestnut
What is "Portrait in Georgia"?
For example, when you say "Holbrook" to refer to the whole NMH administration.
What is metonymy?
u u S u u S u u S u u S
What is anapestic tetrameter?
Brother, you're wrong
What is "Bona and Paul"?
Stanza 1 – A B C D E F
Stanza 2 – F A E B D C
Stanza 3 – C F D A B E
Stanza 4 – E C B F A D
Stanza 5 – D E A C F B
Stanza 6 – B D F E C A
What is a sestina?
My body is opaque to the soul
What is "Prayer"?