Poetic Devices
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What poetic device is this: "He was as red as a tomato"
A simile
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What type of poem is this: Oh apple, how i praise you You are the greatest fruit in the world When i bite into you its like im biting into heavenly taste I love you apple
An ode
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What is the meaning of a simile and give an example.
A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as. Examples may vary
100
"To use the language of common speech, but to employ always the ____ word, not the nearly-exact, nor the merely decorative word."
Exact
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Who is one of Ms. Fuller's favorite authors? Hint: Was a member of the Lost Generation
Ernest Hemmingway
200
What poetic device is this: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
A Chiasmus
200
What type of poem is this: "The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough."
An imagist poem
200
What is the meaning of a metaphor and give an example.
A metaphor is a comparison of two things without using like or as, suggesting that something IS something else. Examples may vary.
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The famous author: ____ Pound
Ezra
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In 'My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears' what was the religion of the grandmother?
Islam/she was a muslim
300
What poetic device is this: "The pen danced across the paper"
Personification
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What type of poem is this: Their once was a frog in a river Every morning it ate fish from the river One day it ate a fish that was venomous So then, the frog died
A narrative poem
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What is the meaning of an oxymoron and give an example.
An oxymoron is when two words that are not usually next to each other and put together. Examples may vary.
300
________ is created when a poet paints a mental picture for the reader to visualize while reading.
imagery
300
When is the date of our test over poems? Just so you remember to study...
May 16th, 2012
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What poetic device is this: "The cat said: That was purrrrrrfect..."
A pun
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What type of poem is this: after summer's rain God's promise is remembered glorious rainbow Hint: Has 17 syllables Hint: Selim...
A haiku
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What is the meaning of alliteration and give an example.
Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting letter of a word in sentences. Examples may vary.
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narrative poems have a plot, characters, ______, theme and conflict.
setting
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How do you spell that long poetic device that means the written word of a sound you hear?
onomatopoeia
500
What poetic device is this: "It might be a bit chilly in Antarctica"
Understatement
500
What type of poem is this: (We didnt talk about it) A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee." "Let us fly," said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. Hint: Rhymes with Eric Hint: Starts with the letter L
A limerick
500
What is the meaning of a hyperbole and give an example.
A hyperbole is a bold exaggeration or an overstatement. Examples may vary.
500
Imagists wanted to strike back against overly flowery language used by previous poets during the _____ Period
Romantic
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How do you pronounce the word Hyperbole?
HYPERBULLEE
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