Poetry Elements
Poetry Elements
8 Parts of Speech
Figures of Speech
Grab Bag
100
A group of lines forming a unit (like a paragraph) is called a
What is STANZA
100
The speaker talks to the __________.
What is READER
100
A _________ is a person, place, thing, or idea
What is NOUN
100
A ___________ is a comparison that uses like or as
What is SIMILE
100
Which famous singer died last week that made Ms. Tubbs cry?
What is DAVID BOWIE
200
True or False, a "line" of poetry has to be a complete sentence
What is FALSE
200
True or False, internal rhyme occurs within a line of poetry
What is TRUE
200
How many prepositions are in the following sentence? She went over there to the party yesterday.
What is TWO
200
Giving human qualities to non-human things is
What is PERSONIFICATION
200
Who is the only Golden Girl that is still alive?
What is BETTY WHITE/ROSE NYLUND
300
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet And so are you
What is ABCB
300
The pattern of the end rhymes, designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme is the definition of _____________
What is RHYME SCHEME
300
_____________ answers how? when? where?
What is ADVERB
300
The repetition of beginning letters of words is called
What is ALLITERATION
300
Does Ms. Tubbs have her bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctorate?
What is MASTER'S
400
________ is descriptive language that appeals to the senses--sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
What is IMAGERY
400
How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop?
What is THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW
400
_____________ are describing words such as ugly, fat, hairy, tall
What is ADJECTIVE
400
An extreme exaggeration is called a
What is HYPERBOLE
400
How many musician posters are in Ms. Tubbs' room?
What is FOUR
500
When two lines end in the same rhyme, what is that called?
What is A COUPLET
500
True or False, a line may or may not form a complete sentence
What is TRUE
500
He, she, it, we, them are all examples of
What is PRONOUNS
500
Sounds for words is
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
A haiku has three lines, with ___ syllables in the first line, _____ in the second, _____ in the third
What is FIVE, SEVEN, FIVE
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