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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Both are figurative language. Both are poetic devices. Both are used to compare unlike objects. Simile uses "like" or "as" in the comparison
One syllable words that rhyme
One syllable words that rhyme
hard rhyme
"Hold fast to dreams,
for if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly"
-Langston Hughes
"Hold fast to dreams,
for if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly"
-Langston Hughes
metaphor
What example of figurative language is being used in the following stanza?
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare.
What example of figurative language is being used in the following stanza?
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare.
Metaphor
What is the definition of alliteration?
What is the definition of alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a verse of poetry
What is the definition of Free Verse?
What is the definition of Free Verse?
Free Verse is when the verses do not rhyme
What is the Rhyme Scheme for the following stanza?
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
What is the Rhyme Scheme for the following stanza?
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
ABAB
What sound device is being used in the following stanza?
"I am the result of the Beauty of being free
When you look at me
I need you to see
That we
What sound device is being used in the following stanza?
"I am the result of the Beauty of being free
When you look at me
I need you to see
That we
Assonance or Rhyme Scheme
What sound device is being used in this stanza?
"I watch that fellow wearing faded yellow."
What sound device is being used in this stanza?
"I watch that fellow wearing faded yellow."
internal rhyme
Uses figurative language and/ or sound devices
Uses figurative language and/ or sound devices
poetry
The smaller unit within a poem, like a verse in a song or a paragraph in prose.
The smaller unit within a poem, like a verse in a song or a paragraph in prose.
stanza
an extreme exaggeration
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
writing that appeals to the senses, figures of speech not to be taken literally
writing that appeals to the senses, figures of speech not to be taken literally
figurative language
tools poets use to add meaning or emphasis to their writing through the use of sound
tools poets use to add meaning or emphasis to their writing through the use of sound
sound devices
She ran like the wind.
She ran like the wind.
simile
His heart was a drum in his chest.
His heart was a drum in his chest.
metaphor
The sound of the wind in my ears and the heat of the sun on my face.
The sound of the wind in my ears and the heat of the sun on my face.
Imagery (sensory language)
I have told you a million times to take out the garbage.
I have told you a million times to take out the garbage.
Hyperbole
The shadows held their breath as the moon crept past.
The shadows held their breath as the moon crept past.
Personification
Sarah sang softly.
Sarah sang softly.
Alliteration
I see three bees in the trees.
I see three bees in the trees.
Rhyme or assonance
Tick Tock goes the clock.
Tick Tock goes the clock.
Onomatopoeia or rhyme or rhythm
Ice and fire fly high
inside my mind
Ice and fire fly high
inside my mind
Assonance
Sometimes she sits
inside the insult's grip
Sometimes she sits
inside the insult's grip
Consonance and rhyme
What is Mrs. Fields' favorite poem?
What is Mrs. Fields' favorite poem?
"On Turning Ten," by Billy Collins
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