Vocab
Famished meaning
Intensely hungry
What is a simile
Comparison of two or more things using like or as
Eerie meaning
Causing fear
What is an acrostic poem
when the first letter of each line spells out a specific word, name, or phrase when read vertically
Hypocrite meaning
A person whose actions are the opposite of what they say
Bewilder meaning
What is onomatopoeia
A word that makes a sound.
Generate meaning
To produce
What is a haiku
japanese poetry where the first line is 3 syllables, the second is 5,and the last is 3
Forfeit meaning
To give up
Immense meaning
Very great and large
What is a hyerbole
Exaggeration to show strong feeling
Diversity meaning
The practice of including people who are different
what is a free verse poem
an open, form of poetry that does not follow the regular rhyme schemes or fixed rhythmic patterns,
Waylay
An ambush
Jovial meaning
To be cheerful or jolly
What is personification
giving an inanimate object human traits
Sheepish meaning
Acting embarrassed
What is a concrete poem
when the meaning or effect is shown visually by using patterns or words or letters to make a piece of art.
Plight meaning
An unfortunate or difficult situation
Vagabond meaning
A person who wanders
A figurative saying in which wisdom is given
Dawdle meaning
To waste time
What is consonance
when the poem uses repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words
Illicit meaning
Not permitted or illegal