Week 1 Words
Where in a room is the Threshold?
The bottom of the doorway!
"Bad Boy" and "Sly and Slippery" are both examples of what poetry term?
Alliteration!
What does penetrate mean?
To succeed in forcing a way into or through!
What does hyperbole mean?
What is a refrain?
A word, line, or phrase that is repeated in a poem!
Who sounds more unwithered, the little girl jumping on the trampoline, or the old crone sitting stooped over on the porch?
The little girl, because she seems fresh and vigorous!
Fill in the blanks! Personification is attributing ________ qualities to _________.
"Human" and "Objects"
Promontory is a high point of land that sticks out over what?
A large body of water!
Blank verse is a type of poetry without what?
Rhyme!
What is a type of poetry with 14 lines and a fixed rhyming scheme?
A sonnet!
Writers use Similes to do what with two things?
*hint "simile" sounds close to "similar"
Compare, or express a resemblance!
What poetry term means the ability to form a mental picture of things or events?
Imagery!
What word means the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?
Symbolism!
"Pop" "Screech" "Gargle" are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia!
Ono-mato-poe-ia
What is the word that means a group of lines in a poem relating to a single topic, like the paragraph of the poem?
A Stanza!
What poetry term is used to suggest a non-literal similarity between things?
A metaphor!
This word goes hand and hand with rhythm. It is the pattern of the beats in a poem.
Meter!
What is it called when a writer tells a story or poem that can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning?
An allegory!
Assonance!
Who is famous for writing so many sonnets in the same style, that the style was named after him?
William Shakespeare, and the Shakespearian style sonnet!
Which phrase is an example of personification?
1. "That man is a rock, he has no feelings"
2. "That rock is a man, strong and sturdy"
2. "That rock is a man, strong and sturdy"
Because it is putting human qualities on an object.
Do "I helped a man go down the stairs" and "She crashed into a big balloon" have the same meter?
Yes! When you read them out loud, the sentences have the same pattern of syllables/beats.
An olive branch, a white dove, or a handshake can all be used to symbolize what?
Peace!
Fill in the blank! Villanelle is a type of poem that has two repeating _________.
Refrains!