SMS Vocab 12

Front

Imagery

Back

Use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas appealing to our senses.

Front

Similes

Back

compare two things using like or as

Front

Metaphors

Back

compare two things by stating one thing is another

Front

Figurative Language

Back

describes familiar things in new and surprising ways

Front

Refrain

Back

Repetition of a line or group of lines, adding to a poem's rhythm.

Front

Suspense

Back

mental uncertainty

Front

Elaborate

Back

to give more details

Front

Adequate

Back

good enough

Front

Manipulate

Back

to manage especially with intent to deceive

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggeration to make a point