Figurative Language
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
“How can you ever destroy the beauty from which one came”
What is Rap? (Jay-Z)
A five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme, often humorous.
What is a limerick?
The author of a poem
What is a poet?
When twelve-year-old Maddie is accidentally left behind in a planned evacuation, she must survive alone in her Colorado town with only her dog for companionship.
What is "Alone"? (Megan E. Freeman)
A comparison that does NOT use like or as
A metaphor
“Maybe it’s hatred I spew, maybe it’s food for the spirit”
What is Rap? (Eminem)
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, often about love.
What is a sonnet?
A group of lines in a poem i.e. the "paragraph" of poetry
A stanza
Set in 1988, twelve-year-old Charlie Bell copes with grief and loss through basketball and a transformative summer with his grandparents.
What is "Rebound"? (Kwame Alexander)
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
What is alliteration?
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind”
Who is Shakespeare? (A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream)
A poem that tells a story, often passed down verbally.
What is a ballad?
A poem’s atmosphere or the feeling it evokes in the reader.
What is mood?
nspired by the author's own experiences, ten-year-old Ha flees war-torn Vietnam with her family and struggles to adapt to life in Alabama in 1975.
What is "Inside Out and Back Again"? (Thanhha Lai)
When you give a human characteristic to something that is NOT human
What is personification?
“I am the king of the world, My words are golden pearls.”
What is Rap? (Tupac)
A poem written to mourn or reflect on someone’s death.
What is an elegy?
Attitude the writer takes towards the subject
What is tone?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malian, a Wabanaki girl, finds comfort and resilience with her grandparents and a protective stray dog named Malsum.
What is "Rez Dogs"? (David Bruchac)
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Who is Shakespeare? (The Tempest)
A Japanese poem with three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
A poem with no specific structure or rhyme
Free Verse
Twelve-year-old soccer player Nick faces challenges at home and school, finding solace and growth through books, friendship, and the power of words.
What is "Booked"? (Kwame Alexander)