Figurative Language

Question 1

a single line of poetry

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verse

Question 2

descriptive words or phrases that create pictures in your mind, words that appeal to the senses

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imagery

Question 3

poetry that tells a story, has characters, setting, and a plot

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narrative poetry

Question 4

the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe; examples: pop, hiss, crack, boom

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onomatopoeia

Question 5

the separation of lines of poetry, like paragraphs in a story

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stanza

Question 6

sounds, word, phrase, or line repeated for emphasis or unity

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repetition

Question 7

the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Question 8

presents the personal thoughts and feelings of a speaker/narrator/author

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lyric poetry

Question 9

gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas

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personification

Question 10

the repetition of a consonant sound at any place in a series of words

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consonance

Question 11

language that is not meant literally, or expressions that are not literally true

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figurative language

Question 12

a comparison between two very different things without using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 13

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

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rhyme

Question 14

2 or more words nearby repeat same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds

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assonance

Question 15

comparison between two very different things, using words such as "like," "as," or "as though"

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simile

Question 16

A reference to another piece of literature, to history, a famous person, piece of music, etc.

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allusion

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