Figuratively Speaking
Images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art. (Appeals to the 5 senses)
What is Imagery?
The formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle.”
What is Onomatopoeia?
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared USING the words “like” or “as” is called…
What is a Simile?
When a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound: “The cat climbed up the curtain.”
What is Alliteration?
A word that ends with the same sound as another word, like hop and stop.
What is a Rhyme?
The act or technique of giving human attributes to things that are not human.
What is Personification?
A figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction makes or highlights a point, as in Jumbo Shrimp.
What is an Oxymoron?
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, but does NOT use like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
A reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem.
What is Allusion?
A word or phrase used multiple times in a text, for the purpose of emphasizing an emotion or idea.
What is Repetition?
A humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning.
What is a Pun?
Act Natural, Living Dead, Virtual Reality, Same Difference. These are examples of?
What is Oxymoron?
“Her voice was quiet and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of?
What is a Simile?
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” is an example of what?
What is Alliteration?
What is a Stanza?
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
What is Personification?
I have told you a million times to clean your room! Is an example of?
What is Overstatement or Hyperbole?
A literary device that uses objects, people, or actions to represent something else, often an abstract idea or belief.
What is Symbolism?
The repetition of similar vowel sounds.
What is Assonance?
The rhythmic structure of a line of poetry, which is determined by the number of syllables and the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is Meter?
A group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own: To "bite off more than you can chew."
What is an Idiom?
A lyrical poem usually marked by exalted emotions and an elevated style. It was a popular form during the Romantic period; usually a serious poem.
What is Ode?
The white stripes on the American flag represent the 13 colonies, and the 50 stars represent the 50 states. This is an example of what?
What is Symbolism?
Rearranging the letters of a word to make other words.
What is an Anagram?
ABABCDCDEFEFGG is a Shakespearean Sonnet's what?
What is Rhyme Scheme?