Love That Dog
Figurative Language
Other Poets
Vocabulary
Random
100
I wrote the poem "Love That Dog".
Who is Jack?
100
Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Dunkin' Donuts, and American Airlines are all examples of what kind of figurative language?
What is alliteration?
100
The Red Wheelbarrow was written by this poet.
Who is William Carlos Williams?
100
This word means to want to do something because of someone or something else.
What is inspired?
100
This type of poetry does not have to rhyme or have a certain number of syllables.
What is free verse?
200
My words are never written in the book.
Who is Miss Stretchberry?
200
"The water well was as dry as a bone" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is a simile?
200
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and The Pasture were both written by this poet.
Who is Robert Frost?
200
This word means to feel honored and pleased.
What is flattered?
200
The book "Love That Dog" is written in this style.
What is a journal?
300
This is Jack's favorite poet.
Who is Walter Dean Myers
300
"Her voice is music to my ears" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
300
The Tiger was written by this poet.
Who is William Blake?
300
This word means messy and unkempt.
What is straggly?
300
Love That Dog is written by this author.
Who is Sharon Creech?
400
This is the first poem Jack let his teacher hang up.
What is the blue car poem?
400
"The flowers danced in the gentle breeze" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is personification?
400
Dog was written by this poet.
Who is Valerie Worth?
400
This word means moving up and down rhythmically.
What is heaving?
400
These two types of poems come from Japan.
What is a haiku and tanka?
500
This is the first poem Jack let his teacher put up with his name on it.
What is the poem "My Yellow Dog"?
500
"I am dying of embarrassment!" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is hyperbole?
500
Street Music was written by this poet.
Who is Arnold Adoff?
500
This word means weak and shaky.
What is tottery?
500
How many syllables are in this poem: "Blue car, blue car, shining bright; In the darkness of the night: Who could see it speeding by; Like a comet in the sky?"
What is 28?
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