Analyzing Figurative Language

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Figurative language: 'The wind howled and the trees trembled at the peak of the storm.'

Back

To show the storm's intensity through sound and movement.

Front

Figurative language: "My brother glared at me, like he had lasers in his eyes"

Back

Intense stare indicating displeasure.

Front

Figurative language: "The smells from the panaderia dragged me inside; the pan dulce was screaming my name!"

Back

Emphasizes the speaker's reluctance vs. desire for baked goods.

Front

Figurative language: 'I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus'

Back

Illustrates the speaker's feeling of being out of control and frenzied.

Front

Effect of rhyming words in a poem?

Back

Rhyming words give the poem a musical element and a beat.

Front

Poems are organized in...

Back

lines and stanzas

Front

Dramas are organized in...

Back

acts and scenes

Front

Stage directions:

Back

Tells actors what to do and tone.

Front

Stanzas in the poem?

Back

3

Front

Lines in the poem?

Back

12