Poetry and Figurative Language

Front

Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

Back

All of the above

Front

Groups of lines are called ______________.

Back

Stanzas

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".

Back

Simile

Front

Comparison of two unlike things without "like" or "as".

Back

Metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Back

Personification

Front

Big exaggeration, often humorous.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Figurative language in: "The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

Back

Personification

Front

Figurative language in: "The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"?

Back

Metaphor

Front

Figurative language in: "The boy was as fast as a rocket on his bicycle"?

Back

Simile

Front

Metaphor: "The words flew off the page."

Back

Someone is reading very quickly.