Definitions
A group of words in a poem written together and separated by a skipped line.
What is a stanza?
Identify the rhyme scheme of this poem:
An apple can taste very nice,
Try a bite or a slice.
If its red or if its green, I
t will taste good if its clean.
What is AABB?
Identify the figurative language:
Cody's eyes are bright green emeralds.
What is a metaphor?
By counting the beats in each line, you can measure rhythm by this...
What is meter?
Identify the language feature:
It gives human traits and feelings to things that are not human.
What is personification?
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
I saw a little frog,
He was cuter than can be,
He was sitting on a log
And I'm sure he croaked at me!
What is ABAB?
Identify the figurative language:
The snake slithered silently along the sunny sidewalk.
What is a alliteration?
Can be fast or slow, depending on mood and subject of poem.
What is line Rhythm?
The repetitive sound in a poem usually at the end of a line.
What is rhyme?
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem: Poems needn't rhyme
All of the time.
But if they do,
That's okay too!
What is AABB?
Identify the figurative language:
It’s raining…
Raining all around.
It’s raining puddles
On the ground.
What is repetition?
When a piece of writing creates an image in your mind.
What is imagery?
Allows one object to be compared with another, using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
Let me fetch sticks,
Let me fetch stones,
Throw me your bones,
Teach me your tricks.
What is ABBA?
Identify the figurative language:
The girl blushed at the compliment, and her round cheeks were like red apples.
What is a simile?
Lines of words that are repeated in a poem. Usually to show importance.
What is repetition?
Directly identify one object with another without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
The alligator chased his tail
Which hit him in the snout;
He nibbled, gobbled, swallowed it,
And turned right inside-out.
What is ABCB?
Identify the figurative language:
Three fields to cross till a farm appears;
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match…
What is Onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (ex: "BOOM!" "CRACK!" "POW!")
What is onomatopoeia?