figurative language
Describe one thing as if it were something else.
What does a metaphor mean?
uses words that imitate sounds
what is onomatopoeia mean ?
the boys loneliness went away and didn’t catch up to him
why did he rollerskated fast ?
“Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair”
What does Mother tell Son about her life?
highly musical verse
what is a lyric ?
Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
What does personification mean?
the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables
What does consonance mean?
the seal plunged away and comes back up with it
why did the seal have a mouthful of fish ?
“And the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron band”
What is an example of a similie?
3-line Japanese verse form
what is haiku?
Use like or as to compare two apparently unlike things.
What is a simile?
the use of any element of language used more than once
what is repetition?
life is almost like a toy that swings on a bright gold chain
how does time/life amuse an infant ?
“The fog on little cat feet sits looking over the harbor and city.”
What is an example of personification?
songlike poems that tell a story
what are ballads ?
Anything that represents something else.
What is a symbol?
the repition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables
what does assonance mean ?
the golden brooch gave her courage
what does the golden brooch give ?
tlot-tlot, tlot-tlot
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
poems shaped to look like it’s subject
what are concrete poems ?
Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.
What does Figurative Language mean?
the rhythmical pattern in a poem
what is meter ?
she starts to sing and sing
when Loo-Wit got woken up , what did she start doing ?
lake lebarge
what is an example of alliteration ?
pairs of shaming lines
what are rhyming couples ?