Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is shown in the following example?
The news hit me like a ton of bricks
What is simile
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
What is stanza
What is the following an example of?
Carrie’s cat curled up on the cozy couch.
What is alliteration
Figurative meaning or literal meaning?
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse"
What is figurative
What type of figurative language is shown in the following example?
He has a heart of gold
What is metaphor
What is the point of a poem where one line ends and another begins called?
What is the following an example of?
The moon was a glowing lantern in the sky.
Figurative meaning or literal meaning?
"He was late to dinner"
what is literal
What type of figurative language is shown in the following example?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
How many stanzas are in the following poem and how many lines are in each stanza?
School is a daily routine for us.
In the morning, we're sure to make a fuss.
Even when the sun is still not up,
Here we are, awake at 6am sharp.
We feel that school is such a bore.
We feel that school is such a chore.
Parents say, "School's great! Now, go!"
We say, "Well, what do you know?"
Late a minute and we have to run.
Eyes half open, shoelaces undone.
We reach school and we see our friends.
Immediately, the torture ends.
What is 3 stanzas and 4 lines in each stanza
What is the following an example of?
We will try our best. We will never give up. We will reach our dreams.
What is anaphora
What is the definition of a figurative meaning?
A statement or phrase that is NOT meant to be taken literally
What type of figurative language is shown in the following example?
Her eyes sparkled as bright as diamonds
What is Simile
What is Anaphora in poetry?
The REPETITION of the same word or phrase as the BEGINNING of lines of poetry (ex. She had some horses)
What is the following an example of?
Every morning, I see the sun rise. Every morning, I hear the birds sing. Every morning, I smile.
What is anaphora
The literal meaning is taking the words as they are meant to be