Figurative Language & Literary Devices In context
My love is red like a rose
What is a Simile?
comparison between two items using like or as
What is a Simile?
describes the rhythm in a line of poetry.
What is a Meter in poetic structure?
words that represent a literal sound
What is an Onomatopoeia?
“It was very Dark, Dark, Yet Darker.”
What is Repetition?
Apple of my eye
What is a Metaphor?
rhetorical device where an object is referred to directly as something that it is not.
What is a metaphor?
part of a poem that consists of two or more lines arranged together.
What is a Stanza in poetic structure?
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of a phrase
What is an Alliteration?
“Boom, Bang, Splash, are examples of”
What is an Onomatopoeia?
The moon smiled back
What is Personification?
figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
What is a hyperbole?
poetry without rhyme or a regular meter
What is Free Verse in poetic structure?
the use of the same word multiple times
What is Repetition?
“She sales seashells by the seashore”
What is an Alliteration?
The ear piercing sound of cries echoed through the cave
What is Imagery?
figure of speech that references a famous person place, event, or literary work. Its either implied or direct.
What is an Allusion?
a repeated word at the end of a stanza
What is Refrain in poetic structure?
the emotion of the text
What is Tone?
“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain is a phrase for”
What is an Assonance?
I had to have lifted 10 tons, my back almost broke
What is a Hyperbole?
comparing two different things and comparing them to create an interesting effect
What is juxtaposition?
continuation of a phrase and or sentence from one poetry line to the next poetry line
What is Enjambment in poetic structure?
the moral/main topic of the entire story
What is a Theme?
“Welcome to the real world.”
What is a Theme?