Giving an inanimate object human traits or qualities.
100
"She was as cool as a cucumber"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
100
This poem is often about nature and has only three lines.
Haiku
100
This type of rhyme scheme has four lines and can have patterns such as AABB, ABAB, ABBA, ABCB, etc.
Rhyming Quatrain
100
What is alliteration?
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
200
What is antithesis?
Saying the opposite of what you really mean for effect.
example: “Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.”
This shows a contrast between 'small step' and 'giant step' to draw the reader in.
200
"Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take the blows."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
200
This poem can be written in two versions: synonym or antonym
Diamante
200
"Silver jet soars across the sky;
Just like a giant butterfly"
This is an example of what type of rhyming scheme?
Rhyming couplet.
200
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
300
What is imagery?
Creating pictures in the reader's mind for the senses to savour/ Appealing to the 5 senses
300
"You can save money by spending it"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Paradox
300
This poem has one word written vertically on the page, with words or phrases that correspond to each letter.
Acrostic
300
"The presents that you bring;
Are not only just for me;
Because you brought the spring"
This is an example of what type of rhyme scheme?
Rhyming Triplet
300
What is consonance?
Repeated consonant sounds, not necessarily at the beginning of words.
400
What is onomatopoeia
Words imitating real sounds. BAM!
400
"She ate seven sandwiches on a sunny Sunday last year."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
400
A cinquain is a poem with ____ lines.
Five
400
“There was an old man from Peru;
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.;
He awoke in a fright;
In the middle of the night;
And found it was perfectly true.”
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
*Bonus if you name the type of poem!*
AABBA (Limerick)
400
How are a simile and metaphor alike?
They are both comparing two or more things.
500
What is assonance?
Repeating vowel sounds, not necessarily at the beginning of a word.
500
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Allusion
500
This type of poetry is most common and is often put to a rythym or beat.
Songs/Lyrics
500
What is a refrain?
A repetitive line found throughout the poem.
500
What is an "image word"
Refers to a word that can perceive with our senses.
(example: bitter refers to our sense of taste.)