The wet road was a sheet of ice when the temperature dropped suddenly
Metaphor
200
A repetition of similar sounds in two or more words is
Rhyme
200
When you hear the same words or phrases throughout a poem or stanza
repetition
200
Using like or as to compare things
simile
200
“I nearly died laughing,” is an example of which literary term?
Figurative Language
300
The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song is
Rhyme Scheme
300
the use of the same consonant at the beginning
of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Alliteration
300
Comparing things without using like or as
metaphor
300
“Night crept up softly, stealing the last bits of daylight,” is an example of which literary term?
Personification
400
The rhyming of words at the ends of the lines of poetry is
End Rhyme
400
using words that imitate the sound they denote
Onomatopoeia
400
drawing a comparison in order to
show a similarity in some respect;
Analogy
400
“Beat, beat, whir, thud in the soft turf under the apple trees.” This is an example of which literary term?
Onomatopeia
500
The variation of the duration of sounds over time; a beat or meter
Rhythm
500
descriptive language that evokes sensory experience. (Hint: There are five types)
Imagery
500
A way of saying one thing and meaning something else
Figurative Language
500
(Line One)“In the ancient pond
(Line Two)A frog leaps – and then the splash
(Line Three) Of all that water.”
The above is an example of which kind of poem?