Vocabulary Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The hyperactive hypocrite ran his mouth.
• It was so hot, the sun was melting.
• Hundreds of flies swarmed around the dead squirrel.
• She was too tall to sit in the car comfortably.

Onomatopoeia is..

• Makes a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human like qualities 
• The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
• Figurative language 

What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

• Simile
• Metaphor

A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. Tick, tock. Whoosh! 

• alliteration 
• simile 
• hyperbole 
• onomatopoeia 

Groups of lines in a poem are called 

• stanzas
• sections 
• paragraphs 
• parts 

Buzz, gurgle, whoosh, crash: These are all examples of ___?

• metaphors
• onomatopoeias
• alliterations
• similes

"She is my sword and my shield," is an example of--?

• a Simile
• a Metaphor
• an Alliteration
• An Onomatopoeia

"The sour lemon pursed its lips into a tight bow" is an example of a--?

• Simile
• Personification
• Rhyme
• Alliteration

"Our friendship is like a rubber band" is an example of a--

• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Metaphor

Giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions is an example of a--

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Alliteration