Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
What is figurative language
A
Language that is a play on words
2
Q
What is literal language
A
Language that means what it says
3
Q
What is a simile
A
A comparison using like or as
4
Q
What is a metaphor
A
A comparison not using like or as
5
Q
What is personification
A
A comparison giving non-human things human like qualities
6
Q
What is onomatopoeia
A
A word imitating a sound
7
Q
What is hyperbole
A
A extreme exaggeration
8
Q
What is alliteration
A
Using a letter as the first letter of a word repeatedly
9
Q
What is rhyme scheme
A
The pattern of syllables in a rhyme( abba)
10
Q
What is an idiom
A
Well known figurative expression
11
Q
What is a limerick
A
A short funny poem that follows the abba rhyme scheme
