Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
hyperbole
My shoes are killing me.This sentence is an example of a _______.
hyperbole, idiom, cliche
Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
imagery
Define onomatopoeia.
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
Boom! Thud! Pow! These words are examples of ___________ .
onomatopoeia
This is an example of a ______________ poem. "The fog comes/on little cat feet./It sits looking/over harbor and city/on silent haunches/and then moves on."
free verse
What form of poem is this?
haiku
What form of poem is this?
limerick
What is a 19-line poem, such as Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle," called
villenelle
What type of poem is The Odyssey?
epic, or really long narrative poem
What form of poetry did I make famous?
the English, or Shakespearean sonnet
What popular form of poetry has 14 lines with a rhyming couplet at the end?
English or Shakespearan sonnet
A literary form of address that may be mistaken for a punctuation mark?
apostrophe
Which spelling is correct?
alliteration
aliteration
aliterashun
elliteration
A literary device that gives emphasis to an important idea of the poem by including it more than once.
repetition
Which is correct?
hyperbole
hiperbowly
hyperboly
hiperbole
