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Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things | metaphor |
| A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words "like" or "as" | simile |
| The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea | personification |
| An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point | hyperbole |
| The use of words which actually sound like the objects or actions to which they refer. | onomatopoeia |
| When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side | oxymoron |
| A seemingly contradictory statement, which makes sense or contains some truth. | paradox |
| The repetition of vowel sounds | assonance |
| The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. | anaphora |
| A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole for a part. | synecdoche |
| The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | alliteration |
| A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | allusion |
| A comparison between two things in order to highlight a point of similarity. It is different to a metaphor or simile, in that it expresses a set of like relationships between two sets of terms | analogy |
| A play on words; sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. | pun |
| A type of literature that creates an emotional response. Poets select and arrange specific language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. | poetry |
| Another word for poetry | verse |
| A grouping of lines in a poem (like a paragraph). Often each stanza same length and follows the same pattern of rhyme or meter. | stanza |
| Where a line in the poem is broken and a new line begins | line break |
| Ending a line or poetry without completing a statement or clause | enjambment |
| Ending a line with a complete sentence or clause | End stopped line |
| A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself | symbol |
| The feeling or attitude an author takes toward the reader, subject, or character | tone |
| The feeling created by the poet for the reader | mood |
| The words or phrases a poet chooses to create pictures, sounds, feelings, and taste. Usually includes sensory details | imagery |
| A contrast between what is expected and what really happens | irony |
| Reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is derived from literature, history, or an aspect of culture. | allusion |
| Any poem in which the first letters of each line spells out a word | acrostic |
| A narrative poem that tells a story; song-like | ballad |
| A poem that often mourns the death; usually formal | elegy |
| A long poem that tells of a heroes deeds | epic |
| Poetry that does not have a rhyme meter or rhyme scheme | free verse |
| A form of Japanese poetry that has 3 lines and 12 syllables | haiku |
| A poem written in praise of a person, object or event | ode |
| a 14-line poem lyric poem (intended to express emotions) that may have one of several rhyme schemes | sonnet |
| The repetition of final sounds in two or more words | rhyme |
| A repeated patterns of end rhymes; usually marked with letters of the alphabet (ABBA) | rhyme scheme |
| Rhyming words at the end of two or more lines of poetry | end rhyme |
| When rhyming words occur in the same line of poetry | internal rhyme |
| Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme | couplet |
| A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables | rhythm |
| Repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within words, not just the beginning | consonance |
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