Figurative Language and Sound Devices in Poetry

Figurative Language is...

• language not meant to be taken seriously

• language that adds depth to simple concepts beyond the basic meaning of the words; it goes beyond the literal meaning of words & phrases

• only found in poetry, no other forms of literature.

• literal language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When poets give human-like qualities to non-human things, they are using . . .

• metaphor

• simile

• rhyme

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

When a poet is exaggerating for effect, they are using a . . .

• simile

• assonance

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as" is . . .

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• end rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Language connected to the 5-Senses to increase depth of writing is . . .

• imagery

• internal rhyme

• personification

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Comparing two unlike things using words such as "is," or "are"

• consonance

• imagery

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The wind howled as the trees bowed to the gale" is an example of . . .

• assonance

• simile

• personification

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"It's, like, one million degrees in here" is an example of . . .

• anaphora

• hyperbole

• imagery

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The Big Bad Wolf hid behind the tall green oak tree, smelling the savory scent of the pork in the distance" is an example of . . .

• metaphor

• end rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"His smile was as bright as the sun, like a warm hug on a cold winter morning" is an example of . . .

• simile

• repetition

• internal rhyme

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D