Figurative Language / Vietnam Poem

a METAPHOR is

• a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things
• a grammatical structure used in sentences
• a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two things that are alike.

• a literal description of an object

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a SIMILE is

• A type of poem that uses rhythm and rhyme.
• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.
• A comparison that uses 'than' to show superiority.
• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

GRAPHIC ELEMENTS in writing are

• audio components that accompany the text
• textual elements that distract from the content
• visual components that enhance the text such as bold, italics, or changing the line length

• digital formats that replace written words

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

PERSONIFICATION is

• a style of writing that uses only factual statements
• a form of exaggeration in writing
• a technique for creating vivid imagery
• a literary device that attributes human qualities to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

ALLITERATION is

• the use of rhymes in poetry
• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words
• the arrangement of words in a sentence
• the repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CONSONANCE is

• the repetition of syllable patterns in music
• the arrangement of words in a sentence
• the use of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

ASSONANCE is

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
• the repetition of sounds at the end of words
• the arrangement of words in a sentence
• the use of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

THEME is

• the underlying message or lesson of a creative work

• the author's biography
• a specific plot twist
• the main character in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

getting your shoes shined is when

• you pay someone to polish your shoes and make them shiny.

• bejewel them

• you got robbed by buying some knock off or fake brand name shoes

• take sandpaper and scuff up the sole of leather soled shoes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

the APPENDIX LINE is a reference to

• The scar created by surgery to remove your appendix

• All the land West of the Mississippi River.

• The part of the football field where if you pass it, you score a touchdown.

• The feeling a teacher has when a student doesn't have their chromebook.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A