Figurative Language 1
What is a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as?
A simile
When two or more words have the same ending sounds they....
Rhyme
Why does so much depend upon a "blue car splattered with mud" in Jack's poem?
Because one hit and killed his dog Sky.
What was the name of Jack's teacher?
Miss Stretchberry
"(The computer) is like a miracle little brain in there."
simile
"I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run."
This is an example of: ?
Simile
A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities.
Personification
Jack says that any words can be a poem. You've just got to ______.
Make short lines
Jack would allow his poems to be posted but he didn't want this included.
his name
"Will it help me type better and faster taptaptaptaptap so my fingers can go as fast as my brain?
These are sound words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to.
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing IS another thing.
Metaphor
What kinds of people, according to Jack, don't write poetry?
Boys
What does Jack think about Robert Frost?
He has too much time on his hands.
"...all of them (the books) by Mr. Walter Dean Myers lined up looking back at us waiting..."
personification
What is the repetition of words with the same beginning sound?
Alliteration
"The city lights were fireflies twinkling in the night."
This is an example of: ?
Metaphor
Jack lets Miss Stretchberry post his poem about his dog on the bulletin board. He was worried that it would make some people feel sad. What does Jack suggest for Miss Stretchberry to do that might possibly help cheer everyone up?
To make brownies for the class
Which poet visited Jack's classroom?
Walter Dean Myers
"Thank you a hundred million times for leaving your work and your family...to come and visit us in our school..."
hyperbole
This is an exaggeration that makes something seem larger and more important than it really is.
Hyperbole
A division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together usually in a repeating pattern or rhythm and rhyme.
Stanza
By the end of the book, what has Jack most likely learned?
That writing poetry can be fun and/or a good way to deal with painful memories.
What was the most inspiring moment for Jack in the book?
When Mr. Walter Dean Myers visited his class
This is the meaning of the word anonymous.
not identified by name