Show:
Poetry
Poetry Continued
More Poetry
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued
100
Three-line Japanese poem that has 5, 7, 5 syllables on its lines and refers to nature
What is haiku?
100
Unrhymed poetry that resembles prose (writing in sentences) but uses figurative language like poetry
What is free verse?
100

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things?

A Simile

100
Cat, hat, rat, and mat are examples of words that ____.
What is rhyme?
100
Huskies howled is an example of _____.
What is alliteration?
200

What is it called when images give human qualities to non-human things?

Personification

200

A poem that is written to be spoken or performed?

What is a Slam Poem or Spoken Word

200

What is A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration?

Hyperbole

200
The ancient car groaned into third gear is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
200
The heavens scowled is an example of ___.
What is personification?
300

What is this an example of?

Gidday Mate

Slang

300

Choice of words which have specifically intended emotional effects or are intended to evoke an emotional response in the reader

Emotive language

300

What is the feeling you get while reading a story or poem. This could be happiness, sadness, darkness, anger, suspicion, loneliness, or even excitement?

The mood

300

Unkind humour directed against what the writer / speaker doesn’t like

Sarcasm

300
Big as a whale is an example of ___.
What is simile?
400

What type of language is this?

Stop! Come here and sit down while I talk to you.

Imperative or commanding

400

Use of an object (concrete noun) to represent some emotion or belief system or other abstract noun

Symbolism

400
Poetry often uses figurative language. What do these examples demonstrate? tons of money waiting for ages
What is hyperbole?
400
What is sizzle an example of in this line of poetry: "Then I made a hike, for I didn't like to hear him sizzle so"?
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The title "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" contains ___.
What is alliteration?
500

Word play involving the use of a word with two different meanings or two words that sound the same but mean different things. Often used in advertising.

A Pun

500

What is the atmosphere of the story? The setting and the language used by the author influences this.

The Mood

500
The teacher descended upon the exams, sank her talons into their pages, and ripped the answers to shreds is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is metaphor?
500
Icy cold and hot sweat rolled down my cheeks are examples of what kind of figurative language?
What is imagery?
500
The world's a stage is an example of ___.
What is metaphor?