category 1
exaggerated statement.
example I have had that since the beginning of time
what is hyperbole?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action.
example: I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression
what is a Metaphor?
giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
example: The cloud was angry at me
what is Personification?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing. Using like or as.
example: His hair was like a ball of mud
what is a Simile
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
example: Angry alpacas ate ant eaters at atlanta airspace association.
what is Alliteration?
is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
example: hyperbole
what is Figurative language
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
example: The sweet smell of burning of a grill grillin stuff.
what is Imagery
a long, narrow mark or band.
what is a line
is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person
what is Lyrical
Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well
what is a Narrative
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
example: Frank suddenly heard a BOOM!
what is Onomatopoeia
a person who writes poems is a
what is a Poet
Refrain is a verse, a line, a set, or a group of some lines that appears at the end of stanza, or appears where a poem divides into different sections.
repetition/repeat
what is Refrain
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
what is a Rhyme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
example: went so high i thought i was going to die by my fry.
what is a Rhyme scheme
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse
example: I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me,And life was not so ample I Could finish enmity.
what is a Stanza
graphic elements are a strong visual means of indicating relationships.
example: picture
what is a Graphic (structural) elements
- in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.
example: penitence, reticence
what is a Assonance
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity.
example: Pitter Patter
what is a Consonance
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
what is Tone
a temporary state of mind or feeling of the author.
what is mood