Poetry Unit: Figurative Language

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What is Personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: The angry ocean swallowed the tiny ship.

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What is Imagery?

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Words that help paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Example: Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.

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What is Alliteration?

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Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound like the object or action they refer to. Example: Pow, Bang, Zap, Pop.

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What is Connotation?

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Emotional meaning of a word.

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What is Denotation?

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Official meaning of a word.

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What is a Metaphor?

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Compares two unlike things by saying one is the other. Example: She is a night owl.

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What is Simile?

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Compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: As brave as a lion.

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What is a Stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem.