Definition with figurative language
A ______ is a comparison of two things using like or as.
Simile
She is as brave as a lion.
Simile
The _____ is the feeling a poet is trying to convey.
Mood
Who wrote the book A Light in the Attic?
Shel Silverstein
"That chocolate cake is calling my name," is the best example of which figurative language?
Personification
A _______ is an extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
The ______ of a poem is a truth, lesson, or message about life.
Theme
Who wrote Runny Babbit Returns?
Shel Silverstein
______ is when an object is given human qualities.
Personification
An _______ is a word that sounds like the sound it names.
Onomatopoeia
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
A _____ is a group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Who wrote It's Raining Pigs & Noodles?
Jack Prelutsky
Which city does Jacqueline and her family move to in Brown Girl Dreaming?
Brooklyn, New York
_____ is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
Time is a thief.
Metaphor
_____ describes words that have the same ending sounds.
Rhyme
Who wrote The New Kid on the Block?
Jack Prelutsky
What state did Kim Ha and her family move to in Inside Out & Back Again?
Alabama
______ is the repetition of vowel sounds.
Assonance
The lion roared as it chased its prey around the jungle.
Onomatopoeia
The _____ of a poem is the number and style of accented syllables in a line. It is written in a repeated pattern.
Meter
Who wrote Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face and other poems?
Jack Prelutsky
Who wrote the poem called Prayer of the Selfish Child?
Shel Silverstein