Poetry and Figurative Language

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What is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

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Metaphor

Front

Denotation is a word's ____________.

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Literal, dictionary definition

Front

Choose the word with the positive connotation: immature or youthful.

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youthful

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase: 'My heart is a bird, soaring over the plains of the earth with joy!'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the use of a symbol to signify ideas and deeper meaning than the literal sense of the symbol?

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Symbolism

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the emotional meaning of a word called?

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Connotation

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?

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Oxymoron