Something Told the Wild Geese/Change
Figurative and Repetition Study Guide
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Imagery appeals to the 5 senses. sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste
Figurative Language- the use of creative comparisons to describe familiar things in new ways.
This includes personification, similes and metaphors.
Repetition is used to emphasize a word or idea to add a musical element to a poem
Personification- a description of an object, animal, or idea as if it were human or had human
qualities
Simile- a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as
Metaphor- is a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the word like or as
Sound Devices- rhyme, rhythm, and onomatopoeia (gives poems a musical quality)
Alliteration- the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the BEGINNING of words
Something Told the Wild Geese/Change
Figurative and Repetition Study Guide
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Imagery appeals to the 5 senses. sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste
Figurative Language- the use of creative comparisons to describe familiar things in new ways.
This includes personification, similes and metaphors.
Repetition is used to emphasize a word or idea to add a musical element to a poem
Personification- a description of an object, animal, or idea as if it were human or had human
qualities
Simile- a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as
Metaphor- is a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the word like or as
Sound Devices- rhyme, rhythm, and onomatopoeia (gives poems a musical quality)
Alliteration- the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the BEGINNING of words