Figurative Language
Idioms
Poetry
Similes and Metaphors
Theme
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What is figurative language?
What is language that is not meant to be taken literally.
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What is the meaning of the idiom: "two peas in a pod"
What is "a lot alike"
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"Stepping out of/ her golden chariot,/ treading long and silver steps,/ the moon begins her nightly walk/ across the darkened sky," What does the author mean by this? A. Someone is getting out of a chariot to go for a walk. B. The moon is rising and beginning its nightly journey across the sky.
What is B. The moon is rising and beginning its nightly journey across the sky.
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"Like a bird in a cage, Anya perched by the window, waiting for summer to end." The author is comparing Anya to...
What is a bird.
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Which of the following lines from a poem could show the poem's theme? A) I found him and took him home B) I had to let him go C) He sat on my shoulder D) I was a child, I called him
What is "I had to let him go."
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Figurative language is an example of a
What is literary device.
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What is the meaning of the idiom "wears many hats"?
What is has many responsibilities.
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Poems are broken up into
What is stanzas.
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Which of the following lines is an example of a metaphor? A. "opened the door to see colorful autumn leaves..." B. "They were ballet dancers twirling in the wind." C. "...only the chilly fall days would bring her back to life." D. "...welcoming the cool morning like a long-lost friend."
What is B. "They were ballet dancers twirling in the wind."
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"lovely light" "glittering" "star" "idea waiting to be born in tomorrows light" "nourishes" "dreams" "promise" "new dawn" "gift of light" These words taken out of a poem focuses on which theme? A. fear B. competition C. loneliness D. hope
What is D. hope.
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Four examples of figurative language include...
What is similes, metaphors, personification, and idioms.
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What is the meaning of the idiom "as smooth as silk"
What is very soft.
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Starting a new stanza represents or shows... Why do authors break poems into stanzas? How do they decide when to start a new stanza?
What is new ideas.
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Which of the following lines is an example of a simile? A. August sun had tired her out, and only the chilly fall days would bring her back to life. B. They were ballet dancers twirling in the wind. C. colorful autumn leaves dancing. D. welcoming the cool morning like a long-lost friend.
What is D. welcoming the cool morning like a long-lost friend.
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Solitary glitterings/ making their way/ across the sky,/ each attending star/ is an idea waiting/ to be born in/ tomorrow’s light. This stanza represents which theme? A. the loneliness of the night B. how nature inspires the imagination C. the joy of observing beauty
What is B. how nature inspires the imagination.
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Personification is
What is giving human characteristics to non-human things.
400
What is the meaning of the idiom "has a green thumb"
What is can grow many types of plants.
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Poems do not always have correct/normal...
What is punctuation.
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"each attending star is an idea waiting to be born in tomorrow’s light." The author is comparing stars to...
What is an idea waiting to be born.
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What is theme?
What is THE MEssage or central idea the author is presenting about life or the world
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Authors use figurative language to
What is make their writing interesting and make a point (theme).
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What is the meaning of the idiom "she is like a ray of sunshine"
What is she makes people feel happy.
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To help us find the theme of a poem we should remember to read the
What is title.
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What is the purpose of similes and metaphors?
What is to compare two different things.
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We determine theme by
What is seeing how characters respond to challenges.
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