Figurative Language
Poetry
Reading Strategies
Rhyming
Random
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"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of a __________ which normally uses this type of figurative language _______.
tongue twister, alliteration
100
A funny old bird is a pelican.
His beak can hold more than his belican.
Food for a week
He can hold in his beak,
But I don't know how the helican.
Is an example of a _______ poem.
Limerick
100
When reading a book or article and you want to practice the questioning strategy when should you ask questions?
Before , during and after
100
Define end rhyme
End rhyme refers to rhymes that occur in the final words of lines of poetry.
100
what does this mean?
To be out of touch with the everyday world and to be unrealistic because of it. To be living in a fantasy (world). To have impractical ideas or dreams.
200
Last night, I dreamt I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea. is an example of a ____________.
Pun
200
True or false: you're not allowed to rhyme in a free verse poem.
false
anything goes in a free verse poem no rules.
200
True or false: a summary is always written in your own words and with your opinion.
false
200
Bid me to weep, and I will weep
While I have eyes to see
And having none, yet I will keep
A heart to weep for thee
What is the rhyming scheme?
A-B-A-B
200
what is the figurative meaning of this?
and what type of figurative language is it?
A drastic change in your mood, pun
300
give me an example of euphemisms we use when someone dies, someone is fat and someone who is fired from their job.
passed away, big-boned, let go
300
name 3 rules/ criteria for a limerick poem
Usually humorous
Consists of five lines.
Rhyming pattern A-A-B-B-A
300
what's the difference between thick and thin questions?
Thick questions lead the learner to deeper thinking. They connect to background knowledge and have longer more thought-provoking answers than thin questions. Answers to thick questions are complex, open-ended, and deal with the “big picture.” Thin questions deal with specific content and the answers are short and close-ended.
300
define internal rhyme
the rhyme is within a single line of the poem
300
what does it mean to have bad blood with someone?
When you have beef with someone. Tension and disdain between two or more people due to past disagreement or transgressions.
400
this idiom means the worst possible situation. anything that can go wrong does go wrong
a perfect storm...it was a perfect storm
400
What are two of the most common types of narrative poems
epics and ballads
400
- What if . . . ?
- Why did . . . ?
- How do you know . . . ?
- What caused . . . ?
- How can you prove . . . ?
- Why do you think . . . ?
- How can you support that?
- Can you think of another way to?
Are examples of what kind of questions?
Thick questions
400
what rhyme scheme do limerick poems usually use?
A-A-B-B-A
400
Take with a grain (or pinch) of salt means?
Meaning: to accept something but with a degree of skepticism.
500
what does this idiom mean "BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE"
it means you have two options, but both are difficult or bad – or choosing one will cause problems for the other
500
this is an example of what kind of poetry I know this because:
"Restraining order, can’t see my daughter
Her mother, brother, grandmother hate me in that order
Public visitation, we met at Borders
Told her she take me back, I’ll be more supportive
I made mistakes, I bumped my head
Courts sucked me dry, I spent that bread"
narrative poem
it tells a story, it has a character, conflict.
500
compare and contrast deserts and estuaries
answers will vary
500
“time-mind”, “can- lamb”, or “on-pond” are examples of what kind of rhymes?
near rhymes
500
Bite/bit the dust can be two types of figurative language which are
idiom / euphemism= meaning to die