Figurative Language, Poetic Language & Literary Techniques – Flashcards
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Symbolism
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The use of a word for something concrete that stands for something abstract. "The statue of Liberty represents freedom."
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Simile
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A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". "She floated in the room like a cloud."
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Personification
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A figure of speech which gives human qualities to nonhuman things. "Her stomach growled."
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Imagery
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Figurative language that uses words to paint a picture in the reader's mind. It helps the reader imagine how something tastes, smells, feels, looks and sounds. "The bowl held yellow bananas with black-flecked skin and pale green pears."
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Onomatopoeia
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Poetic language that is the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings. "The bees buzzed."
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Allusion
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A literary technique that is a reference to a well-known person, place, or thing in literature and history. "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa."
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly without using "like" or "as". "The book was a passport to adventure."
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Alliteration
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Poetic language that uses repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
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Hyperbole
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Figurative language that uses extravagant (great) exaggerations to make a strong effect. "My backpack weighs a ton."
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Idiom
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Figurative language that uses sayings that do not make literal, logical or grammatical sense. The meaning of the words is different from the ordinary meanings. "She has a bee in her bonnet."
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His feet are so big that he has to wear skis instead of shoes.
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hyperbole
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At first Roberta did not play with the boys and girls at her new school. After a week, however, she came out of her shell.
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Idiom
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The loud, persistent ringing of the noisy alarm woke us up.
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imagery
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In the sunlight the icy, leafless branches twinkled like diamonds.
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simile
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The dry earth gratefully drank the rain water.
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personification
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When the twins' mother came home and saw the mess, she said, "I suppose you're going to blame the Cat in the Hat."
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allusion
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Happiness is a warm puppy.
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metaphor
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She sells sea shells on the sea shore. She sells sea shells no more.
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alliteration
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In the story the red rose was given to the princess by the prince as a sign of his true love.
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symbolism
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The jingling and tingling of the bells reminded us of the Christmas season.
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onomatopoeia
