What is this figurative language?!
What type of figurative language is this?
"Life’s but a walking shadow"
Metaphor
What is a Metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things by stating that one thing is another, without using “like” or “as.”
What is Rhyme?
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
words that make the sound they are.
What is Assonance?
the repetition of vowel sounds.
What type of figurative language is this?
"What I present here is what I remember of the letter, and what I remember of the letter I remember verbatim"
Repitition
What is a Simile?
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is Sylibication?
the pattern of syllables in a line of poetry.
What is Alliteration?
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
What is the definition of Denotative?
the dictionary definition of a word or words.
What type of figurative language is this?
"Despite their mother’s warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths open."
Alliteration
What is Personification?
Personification is a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or animal is given human-like qualities or characteristics.
What is Meter?
the rhythm of the poem created by the structured syllables.
What is an Oxymoron?
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
What is the definition of Connotative?
the meaning of a word as it is used in context.
What type of figurative language is this?
"The chair of the environmental department has internal air-conditioning at his house"
Irony
What is a Hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect. It is mostly used to emphasize a point in a funny or memorable way.
What is a Free Verse?
poetry that does not follow the traditional rhyme and stanza patterns; poetry that does not rhyme.
What is the definition of Diction?
the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.
What is the definition of Iamb?
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
What type of figurative language is this?
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
Idiom
What is an Idiom?
An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.
What is a Rhyming couplet?
two lines of poetry together that rhyme.
What is a Sonnet?
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form
What is the definition of Iambic Pentameter?
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.