Figurative Language
Types
Examples
Did you know?
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Example: The kitten was as soft as a blanket.
What is a simile?
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This poem has 3 lines, each line has a certain number of syllables.
What is a Haiku?
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This is an example: Elegantly and efficiently shaped Good to eat Great fun to find at Easter Smooth shelled
What is an example of an acrostic poem?
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This type of poem is Japanese.
What is a haiku?
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Example: The lake was a mirror reflecting my image.
What is a metaphor?
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This is the pattern for a haiku.
What is 5-7-5 (syllables)?
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This poem _____________. The cat ate a mouse And then brought it in the house.
What is "rhymes"
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He wrote "A light in the Attic" - which is a book of poems for kids.
Who is Shel Silverstein?
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Example: Suzie Summer was a super swimmer.
What is an alliteration?
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This poem uses each letter of a word to begin a line.
What is an acrostic?
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This is an example: My life is Jello Sitting, waiting in the bowl Patiently to gel.
What is an example of a haiku?
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When 2 lines have words at the end that rhyme it is called a couplet. There are ____ couplets in this poem: I've had cabbage, lettuce, blackberries Pasta, oats and strawberries Bagels, beans and hot dogs Eggplant, ham and cheese logs I've had pumpkin and potato Truffles and tomato Diced, sliced, cubed and riced Boiled and fried Soaked and dried Burgers, tacos, ice cream too Radishes red and berries blue Despite all this, I'm feeling thinner... Still, that was lunch, now what's for dinner?
What is 7 couplets?
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A simile uses these 2 words to compare unlike things.
What are "like" and "as" ?
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This is what a Haiku poem is usually written about.
What is nature?
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This is an example: Wind Blowing briskly Leaves fall From The Trees We rake Colored leaves In A Big Pile. And jump.
What is a free verse?
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This is Ms. Sarah's favorite poet.
Who is e.e. cummings?
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Example: Buzzzzzzz!
What is an onomatopoeia?
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These poems can be long or short, rhyme, or not; there are no rules
What is a free verse?
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This haiku is wrong because... The sun sets above me And still I hear the sweet sound of one heart thumping
there are 6 syllables in the first line, but there should only be 5 syllables.
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Poetry can be romantic and is used a lot on this holiday.
What is Valentine's Day?
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