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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an abstract idea? | something you cannot hear, touch, taste, smell, or see |
| What are examples of abstract ideas? | love, fear, grief, hate |
| Poets want to create _______________ in the reader's mind. | images |
| What technique is used to directly address someone or something in a poem? | apostrophe |
| hyoerbole | overstatement or exaggeration |
| similie | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison NOT using like or as |
| extended metaphor | an entire poem is written as if one thing were another |
| personification | portrayal of the nonhuman with human characteristics |
| Personification makes us more ________________________ with the poem's subject. | sympathetic |
| Personification can make the subject more _______________. | frightening |
| Personification can emphasize certain ___________________ of the subject. | traits |
| Personification can contribute emotional ________________. | tone |
| Which figurative language is used... "Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn." | metaphor |