DEFINITIONS
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
A comparison between two things using like or as.
"Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What type of figurative language is used here?
SIMILE
"She sells seashells by the seashore"
What poetic device is used here?
ALLITERATION
What is a single line of poetry called?
VERSE
Excerpt from “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Which word best describes the mood?
Whimsical, Gloomy, Confident, or Sentimental
CONFIDENT
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
"The crimson leaves danced in the chilly breeze."
What type of figurative language is used here?
PERSONIFICATION
“I’ll say, say, say”
What poetic device is used here?
REPETITION
What is a group of lines called?
STANZA
Excerpt from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;- vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow- sorrow for the lost Lenore-
Which word best describes the mood?
Whimsical, Gloomy, Confident, or Sentimental
GLOOMY
What is onomatopoeia?
The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings.
"Time is a thief"?
What type of figurative language is used here?
METAPHOR
"The pleasant scent of blooming red roses filled the air."
What poetic device is used here?
IMAGERY
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.”
What poetic structure is used here?
RHYME
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Which word best describes the mood?
Whimsical, Gloomy, Confident, or Sentimental
WHIMSICAL
What is the use of detailed words to paint a picture in the reader’s mind, appealing to the senses?
IMAGERY
"I've told you a million times." What type of figurative language is used here?
HYPERBOLE
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
What poetic device is used here?
REFRAIN
What do we call the narrator of the poem?
SPEAKER
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Which word best describes the mood?
Whimsical, Gloomy, Confident, or Sentimental
Sentimental
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is how the reader feels.
Tone is the speaker's attitude
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What type of figurative language is used here?
PERSONIFICATION
"A light exists in spring
Not present on the year
At any other period.
When March is scarcely here"
What poetic device is used here?
SYMBOL
"I say it just
Begins to live
That day."
What poetic structure is used here?
LINE BREAK