Figurative Language
compares two different things using either like or as
what is a simile?
the poem is arranged in a specific way to reveal an image
what is a shape or concrete poem?
a group of lines in a poem; acts like a paragraph in a poem
what is a stanza?
the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse
what is rhyme?
You could gather a million treasures.
You could search from coast to coast.
The most valuable thing you'll find
Is that family matters the most.
The theme of this poem is...
what is family or love?
Boom! Crash! Beep Beep!
what is onomatopoeia?
Cuddly
Acrobatic
Tenacious and terrifying
Softly purring
what is an acrostic poem?
the idea, message, or lesson
what is theme?
two or more words in the same line with the same starting sounds
what is alliteration?
There is a fire in my heart
Burning inside of me
It burnt my smile and my laugh
Black is the only color I see
Feeling so angry and sad
acting in a very bad attitude
Wish you aren't feeling the same now
Because I'm really in a very bad mood
The point of view of this poem is...
what is first person?
a saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point
what is hyperbole?
There was an Old Man with a beard
Who said, "It is just as I feared!-
Two Owls and a Hen,
four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard."
what is a limerick?
the feelings the speaker has about the subject
what is tone?
the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas
what is repetition?
Homework.
No one likes it.
Homework is a bee sting on your tongue.
It's the worst!
The figurative language used in this poem is...
what is a metaphor?
The homework was a piece of cake.
what is an idiom?
Blow dandelions
and watch a thousand wishes
scatter in the wind
what is haiku?
the writer's way of deciding who is telling the story
what is point of view?
The sly snake slithers slowly in the sand
what is alliteration?
All the little corn flakes were so excited
They were getting to come out and play.
They landed in the milky pool,
And began frolicking away.
The figurative language in this poem is...
what is personification?
The morning sun was smiling down upon me as I walked to the bus
what is personification?
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
what is free verse?
(a poem without defined rhyme or rhythm limitations)
an object which carries more meaning than simply its dictionary definition
what is a symbol?
I love bugs.
Small bugs.
Big bugs.
And very big bugs!
I made myself a snowball,
as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet,
and let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas,
and a pillow for its head
Then last night, it ran away.
But first, it wet the bed!
The rhyming pattern of this poem is...
what is ABCBDEFE?
Bonus question +100*
The person who wrote this is...
(Hint: S--- S----------)