Definitions
A reference to a familiar person, place, or work of literature.
What is an allusion?
“I have told you a million times.”
What is hyperbole?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
Which of the following is an example of denotation?
“snake” = reptile
“snake” = sneaky person
What is a reptile?
The literal dictionary meaning of a word, as opposed to its emotional meaning.
What is denotation?
"Death grabbed hold of her without mercy"
What is personification?
This type of rhyme appears at the end of lines of poetry.
What is end rhyme?
A dove representing peace is an example of which device?
What is symbolism?
Which pair of terms best explains how meaning can be both literal and emotional at the same time?
What are denotation and connotation?
The term for language that is not meant to be interpreted on a strict, literal level because it would make no sense or little sense if it were
What is figurative language?
“The classroom was a battlefield.”
What is a metaphor?
Identifying the pattern AABBCCDD describes this poetic element.
What is rhyme scheme?
This color is often symbolic of ideas such as violence, passion, and love.
What is red?
Examples of themes include change, death, and societal expectations
What is false?
This term describes the emotional associations a word carries beyond its literal definition.
What is connotation?
"loud silence"
What is an oxymoron?
Counting syllables in each line helps determine this element of poetry.
What is meter (or rhythm)?
The lines "Beside the lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. / Continuous as the stars that shine / And twinkle on the Milky Way" most embody which poetic device?
What is imagery?
Why might an author choose a word with a strong connotation instead of a neutral one?
To influence tone or emotional response in the reader (mood).
This literary element reflects the author’s attitude and can often be inferred through word choice and imagery rather than stated directly.
What is tone?
"The beginning of the end"
What is a paradox?
The repetition of at least two vowel sounds within a line
What is assonance?
Symbols are most closely related to which two commonly used figurative language devices?
What are metaphors and similes?
Which type of figurative language device is used here and how does it function? "Death is the broom / I take in my hands / To sweep the world clean"
What is a metaphor? What is the comparison between death and a broom to convey that death cleans?