Figurative Language #2 - Poetry Unit

words are used in a non-literal way to express certain ideas or add a flourish to speech or writing

• figurative language

• proverb

• metaphor

• adages

a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

• figurative language

• proverb

• metaphor

• adages

a comparison between two objects without using "like" or "as"

• figurative language

• proverb

• metaphor

• adages

a comparison between two objects using "like" or "as"

• figurative language

• simile

• metaphor

• adages

a short saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice

• proverbs

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homographs

a word or phrase that has a similar or identical meaning to another word or phrase

• proverbs

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homographs

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• proverbs

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homographs

each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins

• proverbs

• synonyms

• antonyms

• homographs

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling

• homophones

• stanza

• line

• narrative text

a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme

• homophones

• stanza

• line

• narrative text