A view about life that is not directly stated. A lesson the author wants us to take away from the poem.
What is theme?
200
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is a hyperbole?
200
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
What is ABAB ABAB?
200
A poem that focuses on nature and has 17 syllables.
What is a haiku poem?
200
The emotion or feeling that the poet is getting across to the reader.
What is mood?
300
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300
What tool is used to create emphasis in this poem? Hint: It is NOT rhyme.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
What is repetition?
300
A poem that is silly and has a rhyme scheme AABBA.
What is a limerick?
300
What is the mood of this poem?
The dark night
Shadows all around
Fearful sounds
A high pitched screetch
What is terrifying/scary?
400
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
What is personification?
400
What is the rhyme scheme?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
What is ABAAB?
400
Green grass, freshly cut
Chirping birds building straw nests
Warm breeze in the air
What is a haiku poem?
400
What mood is implied by this statement?
GET OUT OF MY ROOM!!