Figurative Language Flashcards
1
Q
what compares to things using like or as
A
simile
2
Q
what compares to things not using like or as
A
metaphor
3
Q
what has repeating constants
A
alliteration
4
Q
what is an extreme exaggeration
A
hyperbole
5
Q
what gives non human things human traits
A
personification
6
Q
what uses sound words “Bang”
A
onomatopoeia
7
Q
what uses phrases that have 2 different meanings
A
idiom
8
Q
what compares 2 contrdicting words
A
oxymoron
9
Q
what has visual description
A
imagery
10
Q
when something represents something else
A
symbolism
11
Q
what has repetition of words that sound the same, typically at the end of a line
A
rhyme
12
Q
the way in which a poem is written so that it flows
A
rhythm
13
Q
two or more lines of a poem that forms a division
A
stanza
