Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
Metaphor
A
Compare two things
2
Q
Simile
A
Compare two things (like or as)
3
Q
Personification
A
When you give human qualities to and object or animal
4
Q
Hyperbole
A
Outrageous exaggeration in a sentence
5
Q
Symbolism
A
A word that has meaning in itself but used to represent something else entirely
6
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetitions of sounds in a sentence
7
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
A formation of a word associated with its name
8
Q
Allusion
A
Brief reference of a person, place, or thing
9
Q
Connotation
A
Emotional subject of a word
10
Q
(Literal) meaning of a word
A
Denotation
11
Q
Lines
A
Poetry is written in lines
12
Q
Stanzas
A
Grouping
13
Q
Repetition
A
Repeated use of sound
14
Q
Rhyme
A
Repetition of sounds at end of words
15
Q
Denotation
A
(Literal) meaning of the word sherpas
