23.
Word: figurative language
Definition:
words that are symbolic, not literal, and mean more than what they say
Example:
similes, metaphors, imagery, onomatopoeia, hyperbole
24.
Word: imagery
Definition:
the impression the audience receives when the poet uses figures of speech that
paint a picture in your head
Example:
25.
Word: simile
Definition: a comparison of two unlike things, using LIKE or AS
Example:
I was hungry as a horse.
26.
Word: metaphor
Definition:
a comparison of two unlike things
Example:
I was a pig when I ate.
27.
Word: alliteration
Definition:
the repetition of the beginning letter in several nearby
words
Example:
lovely lonely lights
28.
Word: onomatopoeia
Definition:
words that imitate the sounds they make
Example:
Woof, meow, oink
29.
Word: hyperbole
Definition:
to enlarge or increase, exaggerate, something beyond normal.
Example:
It took us all day to walk to school.
30.
Word: personification
Definition:
giving human characteristics to a non-human thing.
Example:
The ocean crashed angrily during the storm.
31.
Word: free verse poetry
Definition:
poetry with no rhyme or rhythm, length of lines varies
32.
Word: rhyme
Definition:
the repetition of word ending sounds at the end of each line or every other
line of a poem
33.
Word: line
Definition:
a sentence in poetry, may not have a period at the end
34.
Word: couplet
Definition:
2 lines that are not separated and rhyme with each other
35.
Word: stanza
Definition:
a paragraph in poetry, related lines are grouped together and separated
from another by a space on the page
Examples:
couplet (2), haiku (3), quatrain (4), cinquain/limerick (5), sonnet (14)
Study the words on quizlet here:
http://quizlet.com/15006796/figurative-language-poetry-terms-flash-cards/
Study the words on quizlet here:
http://quizlet.com/15006796/figurative-language-poetry-terms-flash-cards/
No comments:
Post a Comment