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English 47 Public

Elements of poetry and figurative language

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What is an artistic type of writing that attempts to stir a reader's imagination and emotions?

Poetry

What are the 4 elements of poetry?

Rhythm, sound, imagery, and form

What is the flow of beats in a poem called?

Rhythm

Name one of the devices of Sound used in Poetry

Rhyme, repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia

Words that end with the same vowel sound?

Rhyme

Give an example of a HYPERBOLE involving LOVE

(ANSWERS WILL VARY)

"Someone tossed a pancake. A buttery buttery pancake. Someone tossed a pancake and flipped it up so high." What form of sound is this line?

Repetition

Give me an example of onomatopoeia involving an animal.

Meow, ruff ruff, quack, hee haw....

The use of words that appeal to your senses to create pictures in your mind.

Imagery

A word or phrase that does not have it's normal everyday meaning.

Figurative language

Type of figurative language that compares 2 things using the words "like" or "as".

Simile

Type of figurative language that compares 2 things but does NOT use the words "like" or "as".

Metaphor

Giving human traits and feelings to things that are not human or alive.

Personification

Using the BASIC meaning of words to understand.

Literal

Using the SYMBOLIC or HIDDEN meaning of words to understand.

FIGURATIVE

An expression whose meaning cannot be understood based on the definition of the individual words.

IDIOM