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EnglishPoetryvocab1
English Poetry vocab 1
Question | Answer |
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Figurative Language | describing one thing by comparing it to another Ex. His heart has been pierced by thorns of guilt. |
Hyperbole | Exaggerating a situation. Ex. I am so hungry, I can eat a hippo! |
Metaphor | comparing 2 things without like or as Ex. His heart has been pierced by thorns of guilt. |
personification | describing an item with human aspects Ex. The rock skips along the lake Ex. justice is blind |
imagery | describing things through the 5 senses Ex. A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way |
Similie | describing two things with like or as Ex. Your smile is as bright as the sun. |
Symbol | an object that gives meaning (usually stands for an abstract ideal) Ex. The key to success |