Poetry

A concrete thing used to suggest something larger and more abstract

• stanza
• simile
• symbol
• hyperbole

a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things (he's a tiger)

• denotation
• stanza
• metaphor
• idiom

words whose sound imitates their suggested meaning

• onomatopoeia
• denotation
• metaphor
• connotation

words and phrases that create vivid sensory experience for a reader

• imagery
• simile
• irony
• poetry

a general conclusion drawn from information that is given

• irony
• inference
• assonance
• genre

suggesting that an inanimate object has human-like qualities (leaves danced across the lane)

• connotation
• personification
• denotation
• repetition

a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (she's as sly as a fox)

• imagery
• simile
• idiom
• symbol

a group of lines in a poem

• genre
• stanza
• irony
• theme

The little boy studied for his spelling test.  What was the effect of this?

• The boy got in trouble.
• The boy was sleepy in class.
• The boy earned a 100%.

We had to use an umbrella.  What was the cause of this?

• It was sunny outside.
• It began to drizzle rain.
• It was cold and windy outside.