Poetry Basics and Figurative Language Review

Master figurative language basics and poetry! Practice definitions, author's purpose, and poetic patterns.

Figurative Language Definitions Match each type of figurative language with the correct definition. If you are unsure, you may want to use process of elimination. simile a comparison that uses like or as metaphor a comparison that does not use like or as hyperbole an extreme exaggeration alliteration a series of words (maybe not all directly in a row) that start with the same consonant sound personification giving human like characteristics to non human things idiom a phrase that has meaning different than the actual words onomatopoeia a word that sounds like the noise it makes Why might an author choose to use figurative language? Answer in complete sentences. Explain why an author may choose to use figurative language in his or her writing. Be specific in your explanation. There can be several correct answers! Poetry Basics Watch this video to get some background information on poetry before we move into this reading unit. Based on this video, what are some things you can expect to see in our next unit? Answer the question in 2 to 3 complete sentences. The Pleasure of Poetic Pattern Watch this video to help you in the next fill in the blank portion. You may choose to take notes or you can go back and re listen to portions of this video. Fill in the blanks below based on the video. You may watch the video multiple times, pause, and rewind to find the correct answers. We are creatures of rhythm and repetition. In language, rhythm and repetition are often used as the building blocks for poetry. Rhythm is created by syllables and their emphasis. Repetition of language could be the repeating of letters, sounds, and of words. Rhythm is the repeated sound of stressed syllables. Rhythm is actually another form of repetition. Poetic repetition is rhyme or rhyming, like nursery rhymes. Rhymes can happen at the end of a line, but also might be throughout a line. This is called assonance when they happen throughout a line. Another name for alliteration is front rhyme because it is the similar sound at the beginning of several words.