Definitions
Narrative poem
Tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well
Totally Terrific Tongue Twisters
What is an example of Alliteration?
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.
What is a quotation from "Casey at the Bat"?
Alliteration
Repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line
There once was a big brown cat
That liked to eat a lot of mice.
He got all round and fat
Because they tasted so nice.
What is an example of a Rhyme Scheme?
His eye was on the Inchcape float.
Quoth he, “My men, put out the boat
And row me to the Inchcape Rock,
And I’ll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.”
What is a quotation from "Inchcape Rock"?
Simile
Direct comparison between two dissimilar things; uses "like" or "as" to state the terms of the comparison
Life is like a box of chocolates
What is an example of a simile?
“Tell them I came, and no one answered,
That I kept my word,” he said.
Never the least stir made the listeners,
What is a quotation from "The Listeners"?
Metaphor
Comparison between two unlike things
Last night in London Airport
I saw a wooden bin
labeled Unwanted Literature
is to be placed herein.
So I wrote a poem
and popped it in.
What is an example of a Narrative Poem?
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play.
What is a quotation from "Casey at the Bat"?
Rhyme Scheme
Ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of a poem or verse
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is an example of a Metaphor?
“Say, father, say
If yet my task is done!”
What is a phrase in "Casablanca"?