Figurative Definitions
This comparison uses the words like or as
What is a simile?
this onomatopoeia word is usually used to describe the sound of applause
What is clap?
Jumping jelly beans, Jessica! Let's just jet!
What is alliteration?
This word describes the attitude of the person narrating a poem or how they feel about the subject.
What is tone?
This kind of tone is created by the alliteration used here: "Sullen shadows slowly spread. Bitter breezes moand and tread. Withered willows weep and wane, cracked and crumbling, lost in pain."
What is negative? (gloomy, depressing, sad, etc.)
the act of attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
What is personification?
words, usually a pair of lines, whose ending sounds sound alike
What is rhyme?
The classroom was a zoo while the teacher was out for the day.
What is a metaphor?
This is the word used to name the person narrating a poem, which is often different from the poet.
What is the speaker?
The hyperbole, "It is raining _____________________________" is often used to describe heavy rain.
What is cats and dogs?
this is the genre of writing we have been studying which often contains figurative language
What is poetry?
When a writer says the same word or phrase multiple times in order to emphasize a point
What is repetition?
The door groaned loudly, protesting angrily as I pushed against it.
What is personification?
You use this punctuation mark to indicate a line break when quoting directly from a poem.
What is a / or slash?
This kind of tone is created by the rhyme used here: "The kitty pranced upon the bed, then spun around and bonked her head! She shook it off and gave a sneeze, then chased the curtains in the breeze."
What is positive? (joyful, whimsical, fun, silly, etc.)
a direct comparison between two normally unlike things that does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
this onomatopoeia word is usually used to describe the sound a snake makes
What is hiss?
Boom! A loud crack of thunder shattered through the sky and the pitter patter of rain soon followed.
What is onomatopoeia?
This word describes the emotional aura of a poem or what it makes the reader feel.
What is mood?
The poet here uses figurative language to remind her future daughter that she will never be _________. "...the first time she realizes that Wonder Woman isn't coming/I'll make sure she knows she does not have to wear the cape all by herself"
this word is the opposite of figurative or describes what the words actually mean
literal
when consonant sounds at the start of words near or next to each other repeat in order to emphasize the words
What is alliteration?
What is a simile?
This is the name for a group of lines placed together in a poem; sort of like a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
This is the poetic device used by the poet of "To This Day" when he says the title phrase again and again throughout the poem to emphasize how pervasive of a problem bullying is.
What is repetition?