Context Clues
What is the meaning of splendid?
The sun rays felt splendid coming through the window on the cold day.
impressive, magnificent, beautiful, or excellent
What is a paragraph/section of a poem called?
Stanza
A rhyme
When you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as".
EX: She ran as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
What poet wrote the poems "Danse Africaine","Aunt Sue's Stories", and "The Weary Blues"?
Langston Hughes
What is the meaning of magnify?
When I used the telescope, it helped to magnify the stars in the sky that I could not see before.
To make something look bigger
True or False: All lines are the same lengths in poetry.
False!
What is it called when a word, phrase, or line repeats?
Repetition
When you compare two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
Ex: Time is money.
Metaphor
What poetry book was told from Lonnie's point of view and included poems such as "Poem Book" and "How I Got My Name"?
Locomotion
What is the meaning of paces?
I was asked to move five paces forward in line.
Steps
How many stanzas are in this poem:
Pottery and Poetry
5
When a sound is written down.
Ex: Bam! or Woof!
Onomatopoeia
An exaggeration
EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a whole class of students.
Hyperbole
This book featured one poem that we drew pictures for and discussed how the words help us imagine different things.
Imagine a Place
What is the meaning of injustice?
Kevin thought it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings at school while the boys could not.
The lack of fairness/unfair
How many lines are in the 3rd stanza?
April Rain Song
1
What is it called when the first sound of a word repeats in 2 or more words.
EX: Peter Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
Alliteration
When you give non-human things human-like qualities.
Ex: The leaves danced
Personification
True or False: The Place My Words Are Looking For was written by one author/poet.
False
What is the meaning of particle?
John was so hungry he didn't leave a single particle of his muffin on the plate.
A very small piece or a tiny fragment.
Is there a pattern here, if yes what is it?
Hope
3 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza.
What is it called when two or more words almost rhyme?
Ex: storm & warm ~or~ world & word
A slant rhyme
An expression that has a different meaning than it's literal meaning.
Ex: It's raining cats and dogs outside. ~or~ Break a leg!
Idiom
What is a collection of poems called?
Anthology