ACT II Figurative Language, Part II Personification, Allusion, Hyperbole, and Oxymoron.
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1) figurative language the use of words or phrases to express
something different than their usual meanings.
examples:hyperbole, imagery, metaphor,
personification, and simile
POETRY TERMS
use of words that create mental pictures-helps readers see, hear, taste, smell and feel
examples: hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and personification
IMAGERY
extreme exaggeration; unrealistic; used for humorous or intensifying effect
“She was so fat she weighed 2 tons!”“She was 10 feet tall!”“I ate a million M&Ms!”
HYPERBOLE
The sound of the word imitates what the word means/describes
examples:buzz, plop, boom, clang, squeak, peep,
quack, meow, moo, cluck, snap, crackle, pop, neigh, baa,
ONOMATOPOEIA
animals, things, and ideas, are described by using human characteristics
example“Finally the mountains around the valley
reached out and swallowed the sun.”“The wind screamed.”“Cars danced across the icy road.”
PERSONIFICATION
a comparison of two different things that uses the words , like or as
ExampleShe is as fat as a pig.The girl ran as fast as a cheetah.He swims like a fish.
SIMILE
a comparison of two different things that does NOT use like or as
examples:She is an angel.Jail is heaven.
METAPHOR
ALLITERATION
Mood is the overall feeling that the reader gets from the poem or story.
examples:humor, anger, fear, depression, quiet,
peace, hopeful, sadness (melancholy), annoyed
MOOD
tonethe author’s attitude toward what he or she
is writinghumor, anger, sadness (melancholy), fear,
quiet,
TONE
The main idea of the poem or other piece of literature. It is often a message that can be expressed very simply.
Example:the theme of the book , The Keeping Quilt,
is the creating of a family tradition.
THEME
repetitionrepeating words or phrases; a way to add
emphasisApple snails for dinnerApple snails for lunchAnd every Sunday morningApple snails for brunch.
REPETITION
words that have different beginning sounds but the same vowel and ending sounds
fat skin askcat twin maskhat shin task
RHYME
the pattern of rhyme in a poem….abba, ababa, ect.
There once was a big brown catathat liked to eat a lot of mice bHe got all round and fat aBecause they tasted so nice b
RHYME SCHEME
a musical quality that comes from the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry, and by the repetition of words, phrases, and sentences. (you can clap the rhythm)
RHYTHM
a group of lines that form a unit in a poem; like a paragraph in an essay
STANZA (VERSE)