The rows within a poem are called
Lines
This type of poem does not have a rhythm or rhyme to it
What is free verse
Mary had a little lamb
It’s fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
ABCB
What type of figurative language does the line below contain...and why? The toast jumped out of the toaster.
What is personification, because humans jump
What type of poem is this?
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
What is free verse
Code the end rhyme
Rain, rain, go away
Come again another day
Little children want to play,
Rain, rain go away
AAAA
What type of figurative language does the line below contain...and why? I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!
What is hyperbole, because it's exaggerated.
Persuade, Inform and Entertain
What type of poem is this?
As a friend to the children commend me the Yak.
You will find it exactly the thing:
It will carry and fetch, you can ride on its back,
Or lead it about with a string.
What is a rhyming poem?
The rain was like a little mouse,
Quiet, small and gray.
It pattered all around the house.
And then it went away.
ABAB
What type of figurative language does the line below contain...and why? He eyes sparkled bright like stars twinkling in the sky!
What is a simile, because it uses "like" or "as" to compare TWO things
What does the following punctuation cause the reader to do: Periods, ellipses (…), and dashes (-)
Call for a longer pause or stop
This type of poem where words are used to create a shape
What is a concrete poem?
Go tell your papa where the yak can be got,
And if he is awfully rich
He will buy you the creature- or else he will not.
(I can not be positive which.)
ABAB
What type of figurative language does the line below contain...and why? My mom said my bedroom could have been a pigsty!
What is a metaphor, because two things are compared WITHOUT using like or as.
What do commas tell the reader to do?
They signal a shorter pause
This type of poem has a clear end rhyme and a pattern
What is a rhyming poem?
A diamond is a brilliant stone
To catch the world’s desire
An opal holds a fiery spark
But a flint holds a fire.
ABCB
What sense does the line below appeal to? How do you know? My eyes watered as I searched for water, anxious to find something to calm the fire I was feeling. My mom was right, the salsa was HOT!
What is the sense of taste.
What type of figurative language does the line below contain...and why? Samuel ate some salty, slimy salmon for supper.
What is alliteration, because the same beginning sound is repeated over and over again.