Labeling Poem
What does the word confidence mean in the sentence?
I had confidence that my team would do their best.
a. the feeling of being worried or not sure about something
b. the feeling of being certain or sure about something
c. the feeling of being sad or afraid about something
b. the feeling of being certain or sure about something
Complete the poem by filling in the blank.
My teacher calls me sweetie cakes.
My classmates think it's funny to hear her call me angel face or pookie bear or honey.
She calls me precious baby doll.
She calls me pumpkin pie or doodle bug or honey bunch or darling butterfly.
My class is so embarrassing
I need to find another; just any class at all in which the teacher's not my __________.
What is mother
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 does the word shed mean in the sentence?
Some dogs never shed, so there is no hair to sweep up in the house.
a. A small building for tools
b. Lose fur or skin in order to stay healthy
c. Bring inside the house when it rains
b. Lose fur or skin in order to stay healthy
What type of poem is this... free verse or rhyming
Poor old lady, she swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she'll die.
Poor old lady, she swallowed a spider.
It squirmed and wriggled and turned inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she'll die.
Poor old lady, she swallowed a bird.
How absurd! She swallowed a bird.
What is a rhyming poem
What is the name for words that sound like the noise they describe, like BAM and SPLASH and TICK TOCK
onomatopoeia
What does the word resolute mean in the sentence?
Despite the heavy rain, Maya stayed resolute and kept running until she finished the race.
a.Serious and determined
b. Worried and scared
c. happy and settled
a.Serious and determined
What type of poem is this?
Autumn
Wind Blowing briskly
Leaves fall From The Trees
We rake Colored leaves
In A Big Pile.
And jump.
What is a free verse poem
What type of language does the line below contain...and why?
My nose is a leaky faucet, it goes
drip drip drip
I wipe it so it will not land on my
lip lip lip
I think I'm allergic to
weeds weeds weeds
I want to get rid of all the
seeds seeds seeds
What is a repetition, because it says some words over and over
What is the tone of this poem?
Shh...listen, don't you hear?
I'm crying, but they are silent tears.
I'm crying on the inside so you can't see
all the pain running though me .
What is a sad tone (or depressed, upset, negative)
What does the word scatter mean in the sentence?
We like to scatter birdseed at the park.
a. pick up
b. spread around
c. bring together
b. spread around
What type of poem is this?
Butterflies a-wing— (5 syllables)
Are you flowers returning (7 syllables)
To your branch in Spring? (5 syllables)
What is a haiku
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 (room and pigsty)
What do we call it when there are repeated words or phrases at the beginning of a line of poetry, like
I will get better
I will try harder
I will reach my goals
What is anaphora
Advancing means go forward. Which sentence uses the word advancing correctly?
a. The car was advancing forward slowly.
b. The cat was advancing away from the dog.
c. The bug was advancing backwards to his nest.
a. The car was advancing forward slowly.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I meant to show up at school
But instead I broke the rule
I went to the park to play
Now I'm in trouble all day!
A
A
B
B
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.