Figurative Language Flashcard

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What is Figurative Language?

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Figurative Language is when an author uses words or phrases in ways that may not be literal, making the text more interesting.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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What do we call the repetition of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas?

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Repetition is the act of repeating sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, like 'early bird'.

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What is a Stanza?

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A stanza is a grouping of two or more lines in a poem.

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.