Poetry Figurative Language

__________ is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

• Simile

• Synonym

• Personification

• Metaphor

__________ is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

What does this metaphor mean?

"The words flew off the page."

• The ink came off the paper.

• The words became birds.

• Someone is reading very quickly.

• Someone is reading about things that fly.

Groups of lines are called ______________.

• Sentences

• Stanzas

• Tony Danzas

• Line groupings

_________ is the repetition of vowel sounds.

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Synonym

• Hyperbole

_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Refrain

• Hyperbole

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

• Simile

• Refrain

• Personification

• Metaphor