a great tool to help with synonyms and word choice
What is a thesaurus?
100
Betty Botter bought some bitter butter -- is an example of what poetic device?
What is alliteration?
100
True or false: Line breaks in poems indicate a brief pause.
True.
200
the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
What is rhythm?
200
a comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
200
A word carefully selected in a poem to create the image the writer wishes -- an important element to poetry.
What is word choice?
200
He is older than the hills! is an example of what?
What is hyperbole?
200
True of false: Sensory details create an image in a poem.
True.
300
a tool used to slow down the reader and bring attention to individual words and phrases
What is a line break?
300
makes an object seem human
What is personification?
300
True or false: a poetry topic needs to be funny or sad.
False.
300
Bam! Bang! Wham! are examples of what poetic device?
What is onomatopoeia?
300
True or false: A thesaurus is best used ANYTIME during the writing process.
False.
400
how many poems are organized
What is a stanza?
400
an exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the houses for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors,
We plant the studding, the lath, the doors.
What poetic devices are used in the verse above?
What repetition and rhyme?
400
a book speaking: Torn-out pages make me groan; I feel dizzy if I'm thrown.
This is an example of what poetic deviceS (2)...
What are personification and rhyme?
400
Spell the poetic device that means: words that sound like objects or actions to which they refer.
What is o-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.
500
a poem that does not follow a rhyming pattern
What is a free-verse poem?
500
compares two different things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
500
Name two famous poets.
Who are Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson?
500
They ran like greased lightning! is an example of what poetic device(s)?
What is hyperbole? (and simile??)
500
The term for an official poet of a country, state or city.