Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Poetry Comprehension
Sound Devices
BONUS- Random
100
When two different things are compared without using comparing words.
What is METAPHOR
100
The time and place in which a story or poem takes place.
What is SETTING.
100
“But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” 

By: Yeats 

 The tone of this excerpt of poetry is mainly...

Acceptable answers:

-apprehensive

-hopeful

-nervous

100
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words within a phrase.
What is ALLITERATION.


Ex. Sue saw someone steal something.

100
What is the term to describe a stanza with 5 lines?
What is A CINQUAIN. 
200
When you use extreme exaggeration for effect.
What is HYPERBOLE.
200
Metaphors that are commonly used and understood within a certain cultural group. (ex. "He's got a chip on his shoulder.")
What are IDIOMS.
200

Which literary device is used to describe the characters in this poem?

Black to colour

Stride to bounce

Distanced to cuddly


You avert questions, 

Throwing random jest.

I open up and bare my soul

Honest as I can figure.


Under these beautiful cloaks

Somehow, we understand. 

The goth and the pixie.

Who would have thought?


What is CONTRAST.
200
A word that imitates a sound.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA.


Ex. "Thwap"

200
The way a poem makes you feel is referred to as the...
What is MOOD.
300
When you give human qualities and/or abilities to something non-human (ex. animals, objects, etc.)
What is PERSONIFICATION.
300
The term used to describe poems that tell a story.
What is NARRATIVE Poetry.
300
This poem mostly uses which literary device for effect?

Dear Neighbour: I love your speakers that boom so loud/ that make my ears and head pound/ It's not like I really need to sleep/ so if my friendship you'd like to keep/ don't worry or start to consider me.

What is SARCASM.
300
When several words end with the same sound. This can be used to create a pattern, which can be described using the alphabet.
What is RHYME.
300
When a metaphor is implied (not obvious), it is called an...
What is an INDIRECT METAPHOR.
400
When something simple (an image, word, animal, etc.) is used to represent a far deeper/greater meaning.

What is SYMBOLISM.

400
When the author references something famous (ex. historic event, place, person, novel, poem, song, etc.)
What is an ALLUSION.
400
Which poetic device is mostly used to enhance the interest of this poem?


Rain races/Ripping like wind/It's restless rage/Rattles repeatedly

What is ALLITERATION.
400
What is the rhyme scheme for the following quatrain:

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 ABAB.
400
When a phrase seems to contradict itself but, upon deeper examination, reveals some logic or wisdom.
What is a PARADOX.
500
Using comparing words (such as like, as, than) to highlight similarities between two different things.
What is SIMILE.
500
When an author describes something in great detail, possibly even including descriptions using several of the 5 senses.
What is IMAGERY and/or SENSORY IMAGERY.
500
What is the THEME of this poem?

Your best stories will come from your struggles/ The seeds of your successes are found through failure/ Praises are birthed from pains/ Keep standing/ I have never seen a storm last forever/ Seasons change.

a) Weather and seasons change

b) Be resilient through challenges

c) If something is very hard, it may mean you should give up


What is b) Be resilient through challenges

500
When several words in a phrase have the same vowel sounds- the repetition of this similar sound must be repeated enough to be noticeable. 
What is ASSONANCE.


Ex.  Moose had a loose tooth. 

500
The use of humour to point out problems or flaws, usually in people or politics. Often makes use of sarcasm, hyperbole, and irony.
What is SATIRE.
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