Poetic Devices 1
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. Is an example of_____.
Alliteration
The dog smack the cat with a bat. Is an example of ____.
Rhyme
What kind of poem has the following characteristics...
3 lines
Specific Syllable Count (5/7/5)
Haiku
Define Imagery
Explaining something so well it can be pictured in your head
Write a simile about your day
Class today is like a dream
The clouds are like cotton candy. Is an example of _____.
Simile
Giving an object a human characteristic.
Personification
What kind of poem has the following characteristics...
No rhyme or rhythm
Totally random
Free Verse
Define Symbolism
One thing that symbolizes something else
Give an example of two words that rhyme
Bed - head
Cat - rat
Dog - fog
The comparison of two unlike items using like or as.
Simile
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
Green leaves dry out and fade to rusty red.
Voices sigh as the temperature drops
And a screen of fog coats the newly dead,
Clinging to each blade, dousing the hilltop.
ABAB
What kind of poem has the following characteristics...
Tells a story
Has a rhyme scheme
Narrative
Define a Syllable
Syllables are the amount of beats in a word
Write a metaphor
The class is a circus today
RHYME!
What goes in your head? Because you don't think you need to make your bed, So why aren't you ______?
Any word that rhymes with head or bed is correct.
BOOM POW BAM
Are examples of what?
Onomatopoeias
What kind of poem has the following characteristics...
14 lines
4 Stanzas
Specific Rhyme Scheme
Sonnet
What is a Stanza
Like a paragraph, but in a poem.
Give an example of symbolism
Dove symbolizes peace
Roses symbolize love
Define metaphor
The comparison of two unlike items WITHOUT using like or as.
Define Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
What is the specific rhyme scheme of a sonnet??
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Define rhyme.
The repetition sounds at the end of a word.
Write a haiku about the weather outside today.
It is hot outside.
There are lots of big fluffy
clouds. Where is the sun?