Figurative Language Poetry

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a literary device that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes techniques like similes, metaphors, and personification.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating mental images for the reader. It helps to evoke emotions and enhance the experience of the poem.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the intentional reuse of words or phrases throughout a poem to emphasize a particular idea or theme.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, such as 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines within a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas. It is similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two or more words, often used at the end of lines in poems.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, typically described using letters to represent the sounds.