Poetry Figurative Language and Imagery

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.

• The trees danced in the wind.

• I waited in line for 10 years!

• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

"The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended." Is an example of what?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

What is language that helps the reader create mental images?

• Figurative Language

• Imagery

• Personification

• Meter

What is the meaning of the metaphor "You light up my life!"

• You a light

• It is a comparison without using "like" or "as"

• You make me happy.

• You're so bright

Poets use _______________, or language that appeals to the senses, to help readers visualize what they read.

• Imagery

• Figurative Language

• Similie

• Metaphor

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza

• onomatopoeia

• optical illusion

• imagery

________ includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader's experience through their senses.

• alliteration

• personification

• imagery

• descriptions

Discuss the role of figurative language in enhancing imagery in poetry.

• Figurative language enhances imagery in poetry by creating vivid comparisons and descriptions.

• Figurative language in poetry has no impact on imagery

• Figurative language in poetry confuses readers and detracts from imagery

• Imagery in poetry is solely dependent on literal descriptions

Poets use _______________, or language that uses the senses help readers imagine what they read.

• Imagery

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Repetition

What is Imagery?

• Using any or all of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, smell and taste) and/or figurative language to create a mental image

• When writers reuse words, phrases or images for effect

• A particular form of a language which is used in a specific region or social group (y'all )

• A comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as