E.L.A study Flashcards
to be ready for Fridays figurative language and poem test
Metaphor
Compares two things without using “like” or “as”. For example, “Your eyes are pools of deep blue water”
Simile
Compares two things using the words “like” or “as”. For example, “Her eyes sparkled like diamonds”
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. (senses)
Symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Idiom
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).
Onomatopoeia
Loud words that usually symbolise a noise something might make such as (Boom, Bop, Splosh, Pow)
Pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
“the pigs were a squeal (if you’ll forgive the pun)”
Allusion
Allusions operate under the assumption that the reader or listener will recognize them. Unlike direct references, they leave it up to the audience to make the connection. For example, when we describe something as a Waterloo instead of saying it was a total defeat, we assume others know about the Battle of Waterloo.
Alliteration
A repeating in letters such as (sally sells seashells by the seashore
Line
A single line in a stanza
Personification
Give human characteristics to something not alive (the rock jumped up)
Stanza
A group of lines combined in a group
Repetition
Repetition is a literary device that involves repeating words or phrases in a piece of writing or speech. It’s a rhetorical device that can be used to create memorable text, emphasize a concept, or add catchiness
Rhyme Scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
