Key Vocabulary
Poetic Devices
Structure of a Poem
Poems
Winter Break
and
Holiday Fun
and
Holiday Fun
100
blank space dividing two stanzas from each other
stanza break
100
comparison that does not use like or as
metaphor
100
section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
stanza
100
Name one thing words are being compared to in this poem
(answers may vary)
100
This holiday is always the last Thursday in November.
Thanksgiving
200
a room in a stable assigned to an animal or animals
stall
200
What poetic device is being used in these line by Langston Hughes?
simile
200
basic unit of a poem, when you put them together they form stanzas
line
200
Name one poem we read during the Poetry Uint
(answers may vary)
200
How many days is Hanukkah celebrated?
8 days
300
small mammal native to Africa 
aardvark
300
Saying the same letters, sounds, or words over and over again
Repetition
300
blank space dividing two stanzas from each other
stanza break
300
In the first stanza of the poem "Why We Play Basketball," what does the author compare basketball to?
war
300
Complete the Sentence:
___________ forms when water vapor in the atmosphere freezes into ice crystals.
Snow
400
to put off or delay
defer
400
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words in order or near one another
Alliteration
400
How many stanzas are in this poem "Ask Aden" by Harryette Mullen?
1 stanza
400
What are the rhyming words in this stanza from "Casey at the Bat"?
day/play and same/game
400
How many reindeer does Santa have?
8
500
What poetic device does the author use in this poem?
anaphora
500
Fog by Carl Sandburg is an example of what type of poetic device?
extended metaphor
500
words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, play, or story
dialogue
500
Complete the Sentence:
Langston Hughes does not use the literal meanings of words in his poem. Instead he uses _______________ to represent what happens to a dream deferred.
figurative language
500
How many SCHOOL days do we have off for Winter Break?
7!!!