Poetry
True or False: All poems need to rhyme.
False
the boy ran away.
What is wrong with this sentence?
needs a capital letter
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
Vast
extremely large
the "paragraph" of a poem
Stanza
Did you see the boy run He is going to the store.
What is missing?
question mark
The trees danced in the breeze. Is an example of which technique?
personification
regret
feeling like you wish you made a different choice
the space between stanzas
Line break
The correct order of the sentence:
sheep barn in the the were
The sheep were in the barn.
anaphora
Repeating a word at the beginning of a line
onomatopoeia
A word that conveys sound like "bam!"
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I passed ELA
I hope you did too!
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCB
Ms. Robinson said, “Be sure to check your answers to make sure they are accurate before turning in your test.”
What does accurate mean in this sentence?
correct
During my parent's divorce, I felt a roller coaster of emotions.
What type of figurative language is used and what does it mean?
Metaphor. The speaker felt all types of emotions.
delay
to put off for later
the "sentence" of a poem
Line
Which is correct?
A. The teacher Mrs. Kennedy teaches 7th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Ms. Kennedy, teaches 7th grade ELA.
C. The teacher "Mrs. Kennedy" teaches 7th grade ELA.
What is B. The teacher, Mrs. Kennedy, teaches 7th grade ELA.
Identify the figurative language, tell what two things are being compared and explain what it means:
The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.
Metaphor. The detective's face is being compared to wood, meaning the detective had no expression as he listened to her.
figurative language
a way to show and not tell - giving meaning that is more than the dictionary definition.