Definitions
This is lines of a poem grouped into a unit.
What is stanza?
This is a comparison between two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."
What is simile?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of this device.
What is hyperbole?
"My heart's a stereo" is an example of this device.
What is metaphor?
He is Dora's little monkey friend.
Who is boots?
This is the voice talking in the poem, not necessarily the author.
What is speaker?
This is a comparison of two unlike things without "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed" is an example of this sound device.
What is alliteration?
"Now I'm floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee" from "Roar" by Katy Perry is an example of these two different devices.
What are simile and allusion?
This is one of the names of Mrs. Maliepaard's kids.
What is Ella or Reed?
This is when the poet appeal's to the reader's five senses.
What is imagery?
This is when specific words or phrases are repeated two or more times throughout a poem.
What is repetition?
When Ms. Silloway destroyed the rose, she was demonstrating this.
What is symbolism?
"I was scared of dentists and the dark" from the song "Riptide" is an example of this sound device.
What is alliteration?
He hosts Jeopardy.
Who is Alex Trebek?
This is a reference to a statement, person, place, or event (especially from literature, the Bible, or mythology).
What is allusion?
This is the contrast between expectation and reality.
What is irony?
"The moon is blind" is an example of this.
What is personification?
"You can be the King Kong banging on your chest" from "Hall of Fame" is an example of this.
What is metaphor and/or allusion?
She is hosting this year's Grammys
Who is Alicia Keys?
This is the implied emotional meaning of a word, not just the exact meaning.
What is connotation?
One is the attitude the author or speaker takes toward the subject, the other is the overall emotion created in the reader.
What are tone and mood?
"I said, Listen,/Before I'd pay/I'd go to Hades/And rot away!" is an example of this. Bonus points available if you know the title and/or poet.
What is allusion? "Madam and the Rent Man" by Langston Hughes
"Thought love was dead" from "Stereo Hearts" is an example of this.
What is personification?
Mount Rushmore is located in this state.
What is South Dakota?