Figurative Language
A group of lines forming a unit.
A speaker mourns his lost love insisting that even death cannot separate them.
The author compared this symbol to oranges what do the oranges represent?
What is love
The comparison of two things without the use of like or as.
What is a metaphor.
The pattern of the rhymes in a poem
What is rhyme scheme.
What is Because I could not stop for Death
The author uses the Bible and compares the Garden of Eden to...
What is the cycles of nature. Nothing good can stay, including the spring or summer months
The comparison of two things with the use of like or as.
What is similie
Who is speaking and their perspective and life experience.
What is point of view.
The speaker talks about the importance of dreams and that without dreams life becomes dull or empty.
What is Dreams by Langston Hughes.
The author uses a carriage to represent
What is a journey through the afterlife.
An extreme exaggeration
An educated guess.
What is an inference.
The speaker reflects on his first love and their first date as young adults.
What is Oranges by Gary Soto
The author uses crystal stairs and compares it to
When an author uses a person, object, or event to stand for a bigger idea or meaning.
What is symbolism.
Words or phrases that are repeated for emphasis.
What is repetition.
The speaker takes on the voice of the authors mother telling him to not give up even when life is hard.
What is Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
The author uses mentions of different types of men to show that
What is all people experience death and loss.