Figurative Language /Poetry Test

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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 alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art. For example, saying 'He has the strength of Hercules'.

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What are stanzas in poetry?

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Stanzas are groups of lines in a poem, similar to paragraphs in prose. They often have a specific rhyme scheme or structure.

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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 vivid pictures in the reader's mind. For example, 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea'.

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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 rhyme scheme?

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Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is free verse?

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Free verse is a type of poetry that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for more freedom in expression.