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"That news is a freight train runnin' up all through your life." What figure of speech is this?
Metaphor
"The song taunts me like a wrestler strutting into the arena to fight" is an example of WHICH figure of speech?
Simile
What figure of speech is being used here? We are ready to write a new chapter for our lives.
Metaphor
What poetic device is being used here? "A country that is bruised, but whole, benevolent but bold"
Alliteration
Which figure of speech is being used here? "We've braved the belly of the beast; we've learned that quiet isn't always peace"
Metaphor
Which poetic device is being used here? "To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man..."
Alliteration
Which poetic device is used here?
Fred phoned Phil about the filthy flippers he found on the floor.
Which example of figurative language is used here?
"seriously funny"
An OXYMORON is being used when...
...two contradictory terms appear side by side
When a line of poetry has several words that begin with the same sound...
...ALLITERATION
Words that imitate the sounds they identify are known as...
...ONOMATOPOEIA
Saying that a non-human object has human qualities or abilities is...
...PERSONIFICATION
When a poet tries to emphasize an idea by exaggerating, s/he is using...
...HYPERBOLE
A comparison of two dissimilar objects where one thing is said (or implied) to be another is called...
...a METAPHOR
A SIMILE is...
..a statement which compares two dissimilar objects using comparing words such as "like, as or than."
"Word Pictures" or language that appeals to a reader's senses is known as...
...IMAGERY
Words or expressions used out of their ordinary meaning in order to be more beautiful or forceful are known as...
...FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FREE VERSE is...
...poetry that does not rhyme or follow a set beat
A STANZA is...
...lines of poetry, grouped together. Poem "paragraphs"
The PERSONA is...
...the first person speaker (narrator) in a poem


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