Figurative Language
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
Hints about what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
Which poet wrote fun rhyming stories like The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham?
Who is Dr. Seuss?
A direct comparison that says one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
Words that imitate real sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
A 14‑line poem.
What is a sonnet?
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
Which poet wrote many animal poems for children, including The Crocodile?
Who is Roald Dahl?
Giving human traits to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
What is assonance?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
The central message or underlying meaning.
What is theme?
Which poet is famous for writing spooky poems, including The Raven?
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
An exaggerated statement not meant literally.
What is hyperbole?
Repetition of consonant sounds in non‑initial positions.
What is consonance?
Poetry with no regular rhythm or rhyme.
What is free verse?
A reference to a well‑known person, place, or event.
What is allusion?
Which poet wrote lots of funny, silly poems for kids, like Sick and Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout?
Who is Shel Silverstein?
Identify the figurative language in this line: “The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.”
What is a metaphor?
What sound device is used in the phrase “tlot‑tlot”?
What is onomatopoeia?
What type of poem tells a story with characters, events, and a clear story arc
What is a narrative poem?
What technique is used in vivid scenes like “the ribbon of moonlight”?
What is imagery?
Who wrote The Highwayman?
Who is Alfred Noyes?