Definitions
The way a poem is structured, or the way the words are arranged on a page is called-
stanza
form
meter
form
Figurative language is-
language that communicates meanings beyond its literal meaning
7) The house stood half-demolished and abandoned. I heard creepy noises coming from the back. It smelled like burning trash. This is what kind of figurative language?
imagery
cat, hat, bat, rat
This is an example of words that -
rhyme
internal rhyme
external rhyme
rhyme
In poetry these items function like a paragraph in a story. These are called-
stanza
form
meter
stanza
In poetry this is the voice that "talks" to the reader; like a narrator of a story.
speaker, couplet, or rhyme scheme?
speaker
I was so hungry I could eat a whale! This is what kind of figurative language?
hyperbole
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
This is an example of --
internal or end?
end rhyme
A regular pattern of rhythm is called a-
stanza
meter
form
meter
Words that identify sounds
EX. BZZZ. POW! Bang! Sizzle
are example of what?
onomatopeia
The wind is whispering outside.
Her heart smiled at me.
The plant stood pouting in the corner.
This is what kind of figurative language?
personification
"I drove myself to the lake /
and dove into the water."
This is an example of --
internal rhyme or end rhyme?
internal rhyme
A couplet is-
a pair of rhyming lines
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
She was as busy as a bee.
He was as blind as a bat.
They were fighting like cats and dogs.
This is what kind of figurative language?
simile
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABBA
Imagery is
poetry that appeals to the five senses
A simile is-
a comparison of two things using the words like or as
He is a night owl.
Life is a rollercoaster.
The classroom was a zoo.
This is what kind of figurative language?
metaphor
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
ABCC