Poetry
Figurative Language
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Text Structure
Word Meaning
100
How many stanzas are in this poem (Fog by Carl Sandburg)?
There are 2 stanzas in this poem.
100
Does this poem (Fog by Carl Sandburg) have a simile or a metaphor? Explain your response.
Metaphor - the fog is being compared to a cat
100
"Based on the article, explain why the Edwards Aquifer is important. Support your answer with evidence from the text". What are you explaining?
Why is the Edwards Aquifer important?
100
First, next, then, finally, after
Which type of text structure uses these signal words?
Sequence or Chronological order
100
Based on the sentence "She showed great curiosity by asking many questions," what does curiosity mean?
a) To follow something
b) To wonder about something
c) To ignore something
d) To sleep
B
200
Dust of Snow
by Robert Frost
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
from a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
a change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
Explain why the author used the word rued instead of the synonym dreaded, deplored or regretted?
This is a rhyming poem, not free verse. Rued rhymes with mood.
200
Besides a metaphor, what other figurative language is used in this poem? Be ready to explain your thinking.
Personification - the poet describes the fog by stating it has "little cat feet" and "it sits looking over harbor and city," giving the fog human/living qualities.
200
"Write an essay explaining how changing the ingredients and looks of old dishes can be a good idea". What is the topic of your essay?
Why is changing the ingredients and the way old dishes look a good idea?
200
Issue, solve, fix, question, answer
Which text structure uses these signal words?
Problem/Solution
200
"A green snake will often camouflage itself into the grass and leaves in order to hide from its predators".
What does camouflage mean?
a) To turn different colors
b) To blend in with the environment
c) To scream loudly
d) To move fast
B
300
Which lines from the poem support that the poet's mood has changed from earlier?
Dust of Snow
by Robert Frost
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
from a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
a change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
Lines 5 and 6 from the poem support the poet's mood change from earlier. These lines state that the speaker's heart has changed.
300
What is the metaphor in this stanza?
The sun is a golden ball
300
"Explain how the poet’s use of imagery helps the reader understand the speaker’s feelings." What is the main thing you are explaining?
How does the use of imagery help you understand the poet's feelings?
300
Because, since, as a result, so, due to
Which text structure uses these signal words?
Cause/Effect
300
"My brother knows how to tell time".
Select the definition of tell that the sentence uses.
a) To speak to someone else
b) To shout
c) To keep a secret
d)To figure out the time using a clock or watch
D
400
November Night
By Adelaide Crapsey
Listen . . .
With faint, dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
And fall.
What do the imagery and figurative language in the poem show?
a. to show that the speaker is afraid of ghosts
b. to describe how the leaves look as they change color
c. to explain why the trees are losing their leaves
d. to compare the sound of falling leaves to ghosts walking
D. In the poem, the author uses a simile (using the word "like") to help the reader imagine the quiet, eerie sound of leaves falling on a cold night. Comparing the sound to "passing ghosts" creates a specific mood and helps the reader "hear" the scene.
400
What type of figurative language is used in this poem? Be ready to share 3 examples used in poem!
Metaphor
Examples: Homework is a bee sting on your tongue, dropping your ice cream cone on the sidewalk, and a deflated balloon.
400
Explain how the events in the story cause Cody to change his opinions.
What is the question?
How did the events in the story cause Cody's opinions to change?
400
Like, unlike, both, while, different, however, same
Which text structure uses these signal words?
Compare/Contrast
400
To go back and forth in a chair OR a hard, solid piece of earth.
What word am I?
Rock
500
Which line(s) from the poem support the idea that the speaker’s attitude toward his shadow has changed?
In the first two stanzas, the speaker views his shadow as entertaining or amusing, but in stanza 3, Lines 10-12, the speaker is embarrassed, and in stanza 4, lines 15 and 16, the speaker now views his shadow as lazy because his shadow did not get up
500
What extended (more than one) type of figurative language is used in this poem, and what is being compared?
Thunderstorms
My mind has thunderstorms,
That brood for heavy hours:
Until they rain me words,
My thoughts are drooping flowers
And sulking, silent birds.
Yet come, dark thunderstorms,
And brood your heavy hour;
For when you rain me words,
My thoughts are dancing flowers
And joyful singing birds.
By: William H. Davies
This poem uses an extended metaphor comparing the speaker's thoughts to a thunderstorm, drooping flowers, and sulking, silent birds.
500
Explain how different components (parts) of soil work together to help plants grow. What is the question?
How do the different parts of soil work together to help plants grow?
500
The author describes a topic, giving characteristics and examples. Look for words like "for example" and "in addition."
What type of text structure is being used?
Description
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To leave a place OR a hot sandy place.
What homograph am I?
Desert