Poetic Devices
The formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang”.
Onomatopoeia
A poem that can be read from top down or down up
Pretty Ugly Poem
Two forces challenge each other on who can blow the jacket off the man first.
The Sun and the North Wind
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
Personification
__________ And The Bee
Akeelah
When a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound: “The cat climbed up the curtain.”
Alliteration
A poem that creates images in the mind while reading or looking at art.
Concrete Poem
In the fable, "The Rabbit and the Hare", who was the third character?
Fox
“Her voice was quiet and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of?
Simile
“Jumbo Shrimp,” “Awfully Good,” and “Seriously Funny” are examples of what?
Oxymoron
The act or technique of giving human attributes to things that are not human.
Personification
A poem with no specific structure, rhyme scheme, or syllable count
Free verse
What was the moral lesson, as stated in the fable, "The Golden Egg"?
One who desires more, loses all.
"That sure looks good. Are yo sure it's food?" is an example of.........
Eye Rhyme
List one book of the Bible that contains Poetry
Psalms or Genesis
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, but does NOT use like or as.
Metaphor
"A wonderful play,
The mistress did celebrate,
But dad never came."
This is an example of.........
Haiku
Through a combination of YouTube videos and paper hand-outs, how many fables did we read/ watch this year in class?
7-10
"I thought it was mine, but I wasn't on time.".... is an example of....
True Rhyme
Which 16th Century Poet wrote, "A Midsummer Nights Dream"?
Shakespeare