Figurative Language for Poetry Analysis Flashcards | StudBudFigurative Language for Poetry Analysis
Spring 2022
1Simile
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- A comparison of two unlike things. (Love is a rose.)
- A comparison using "like" or "as" (She sings like an angel.)
- a comparison between two sets of things with the same relationship
2Symbolism
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- the idea of using a symbol to represent a meaning, idea or quality.
- A comparison using "like" or "as" (She sings like an angel.)
- a comparison between two sets of things with the same relationship
3Metaphor
- A comparison of two unlike things. (Love is a rose.)
- repetition of final sounds (both vowels and consonants) in verse
- A comparison using "like" or "as" (She sings like an angel.)
- vivid description that creates an image in the reader's head
4Diction
- Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person
- a comparison between two sets of things with the same relationship
- repetition of vowel sounds without repetition of consonants
- the careful selection of words to establish a particular style
5Irony
- Words that sound like what they are. (POP! BAM! Slosh)
- the idea of using a symbol to represent a meaning, idea or quality.
- means something different figurative than it does literally
- a person says or does something that is the opposite of what we expect
6Personification
- means something different figurative than it does literally
- Words that sound like what they are. (POP! BAM! Slosh)
- Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person
- a person says or does something that is the opposite of what we expect
7Assonance
- means something different figurative than it does literally
- an indirect or passing reference. "an allusion to Shakespeare"
- Words that sound like what they are. (POP! BAM! Slosh)
- repetition of vowel sounds without repetition of consonants
8Allusion
- Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person
- an indirect or passing reference. "an allusion to Shakespeare"
- vivid description that creates an image in the reader's head
- repetition of vowel sounds without repetition of consonants
9Analogy
- a comparison between two sets of things with the same relationship
- repetition of final sounds (both vowels and consonants) in verse
- a person says or does something that is the opposite of what we expect
- A comparison of two unlike things. (Love is a rose.)
10Alliteration
- A comparison of two unlike things. (Love is a rose.)
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- the idea of using a symbol to represent a meaning, idea or quality.
- the careful selection of words to establish a particular style
11Onomatopoeia
- Words that sound like what they are. (POP! BAM! Slosh)
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- an indirect or passing reference. "an allusion to Shakespeare"
- repetition of vowel sounds without repetition of consonants
12Rhyme
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- a comparison between two sets of things with the same relationship
- repetition of final sounds (both vowels and consonants) in verse
- A comparison using "like" or "as" (She sings like an angel.)
13Idiom
- intentionally repeating a word or phrase for effect
- the idea of using a symbol to represent a meaning, idea or quality.
- means something different figurative than it does literally
- Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person
14Imagery
- A comparison of two unlike things. (Love is a rose.)
- repetition of final sounds (both vowels and consonants) in verse
- intentionally repeating a word or phrase for effect
- vivid description that creates an image in the reader's head
15Repetition
- the careful selection of words to establish a particular style
- A comparison using "like" or "as" (She sings like an angel.)
- Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
- intentionally repeating a word or phrase for effect
