Figurative Language Definitions
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A group of lines in a poem; the poem's "paragraph"
What is a stanza?
This is the type of plant the speaker of "Identity" wishes to be
What is a weed?
This is a person who takes care of horses and it was Tim's job
What is an ostler?
The stars are as shiny as diamonds
What is a simile?
The repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words
What is alliteration?
What is rhyme scheme?
This was the outcome when Casey was at the bat
What is a strikeout?
This is the form (the type) of poem "The Highwayman" is
What is a narrative poem?
from The Rose That Grew from Concrete:
"proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet"
What is personification?
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The narrator or speaker of a poem
What is voice?
This is what the concrete symbolizes in Tupac's poem
What is life's struggles? (Also acceptable: hard times, difficult situation, etc.)
This is why Bess shoots herself with the musket
What is to warn the Highwayman the redcoats are waiting to kill him?
"I'd rather smell of musty green stench than of sweet, fragrant lilac"
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
Using the same sounds, words, or ideas for effect or emphasis
What is repetition?
This is why the poet kept repeating the line "Casey at the Bat"
What is to show the importance? (Also acceptable: to show how much the crowd depends on him)
This is how the Highwayman dies
What is the soldiers (redcoats) shoot him?
From Casey at the Bat:
"and it's likely they'd have killed him had Casey not raised his hand"
What is hyperbole?
When an object stands for something other than itself
What is symbolism (or symbol)?
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is meter?
"Being different can be isolating, but it leads to true independence and happiness " is the theme of this poem
What is "Identity"?
What is italicized text?
From "Firework" by Katy Perry:
"boom, boom, boom; even brighter than the moon"
What is onomatopoeia?