A humorous poem of five lines. The first, second and fifth rhyme and the third and fourth rhyme.
What is a limerick.
100
What type of figurative language is the following: It was so warm yesterday, I thought I needed to find an iceberg to help cool down.
What is a hyperbole?
100
What sensory language is in the following sentence:
The sparkling white snow was so beautiful! What sense does it appeal to?
What is sparkling white snow? Sight.
100
What does the word torrent mean in the following sentence?
The rain fell in torrents, so we were barely able to see.
What is very hard rain.
100
Paraphrase this !
Whether it is said directly or implied, girls get the message: Don't be bossy.
What is girls are told in many different ways that it is important not to be too forward or aggressive.
200
The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
What is a rhyme scheme.
200
He was a firecracker at his work.
What is a metaphor?
200
What sensory language is used in the following, and what sense does it appeal to?
The band played their piece of music and the crashing of the cymbals signaled the end.
What is "the crashing of the cymbals" - sound
200
The suffix "Y" is used to form adjectives. It means "full of". Using this information, what does harmony mean in the following sentence.
It is important at WBMS we work in harmony with others.
What is full of agreement?
200
What does aabb refer to?
What is a rhyme scheme?
300
The sound pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm
300
The barely buzzing of the bees sounded in my ears.
What is alliteration?
300
What type of poem are these beginning lines an example of:
Their once was a boy with a toad
He always was frightfully bold
What is a limerick?
300
In the following sentence, what does the word flatter mean? The students will flatter the teacher by telling him over and over how well he teaches the class and how much they like him.
What is to compliment excessively.
300
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
The dancing leaves raced across the patio.
What is personification?
400
A type of Japanese poem with syllables of 5 in the first line, 7 in the second line and 5 in the third line.
What is a haiku?
400
The cat was like a thief in the night as he prowled for his food.
What is a simile?
400
What does a writer of a haiku write about?
What is nature?
400
What does moody mean in the following sentence?
Teenagers have a reputation for being moody, one day happy the next day sad.
What is changing moods?
400
What mood is created in the following piece of poetry?
How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child could do!
What is a happy mood?
500
A type of poem with a shape that reflects the subject.
What is a concrete poem?
500
Thonk, went the toy thrown by the child.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
What is the name of the breaks in a poem ?
What is a stanza?
500
What does minuscule mean in the following sentence:
In contrast to his brother who took a large portion, he only took a minuscule amount for his dessert.
What is a very small amount.
500
What does the word mope mean in the following sentence?
He was so upset that he moped around the house, barely speaking to his parents, wanting only to sleep.