Figurative Language
"Sally sells seashells by the sea shore" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
The structure that holds or gives shape to a poem.
Form
Haiku
Meter is a measure of what?
The number of syllables in a line
The sentence below is an example of what type of figurative language?
The students in the hallways are cars in a freeway traffic jam.
Metaphor
She is a bird. She flies across the stage. She sings beautiful songs. Her feathers are ruffles in motion.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Extended Metaphor
What is the term used to describe a paragraph in a poem?
Stanza
This type of poetry does not use any strict meter or rhyme scheme.
Free Verse
Rhythm is a measure of what?
The stress placed on each syllable in a line
The sentence below is an example of what type of figurative language.
Usain Bolt can run as fast as a jet plane can fly.
Simile
Home Sweet Home is an example of...
Repetition
What is Meter in a poem?
The rhythm or pattern of beats in a line of poetry. Stressed and unstressed syllables in a specific pattern.
What is the minimum number of lines a poem must have to be considered a poem?
One
How is meter marked within a poem?
Slash marks /
The sentence below is an example of what type of figurative language.
When I read my favorite book, the words jump off the page and speak to my soul.
Personification
In poetry, the repetition of a sound of a vowel in non-rhyming stressed syllables in the same line.
Assonance
ABAB
ABBA
AABB
Are all example of what?
Rhyme Scheme
Describe a Ballad Poem
- poem that could be turned into a song
- often has themes of love or sadness
- told through tradition and passes down through generations
- narration of a story in short stanzas
Recite the poem below with proper meter and rhythm.
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Great Job!
What are the names of Ms. Cota's cats?
Georgie and Noodle
Provide an example of hyperbole.
I died of laughter.
I could sleep for days.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a Quatrain?
A set of 4 lines with a rhyme scheme.
What are the 3 features of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
1. 2 Quatrains and 1 Couplet
2. Rhyme Scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
3. Same Rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
Which genre of poetry has no rules regarding meter and rhythm?
Free Verse
What are the name(s) of the TA(s)?
Period 1: Anthony and Aleas
Period 2: Julian