Vocabulary
What does scatter mean?
spread around; no pattern
Cats and dogs play with _________ toys.
a. one another
b. each other
c. each other's
c. each other's
What is repetition?
When words are repeated over and over again.
What is an example of Personification?
a. The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.
b. The diamond sparkled like the sun.
c. She is as fierce as a tiger.
a. The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.
What is an opinion?
your thoughts and ideas; no facts
The dog, cat, and mouse chase __________ toys around the house.
a. one another's
b. each other's
c. each other
b. each other's
What makes up a Haiku poem?
a. 5 syllable, 7 syllable, and 5 syllable
b. 7 syllable, 5 syllable, 5 syllable
c. 5 syllable 5 syllable, and 7 syllable
a. 5 syllable, 7 syllable, and 5 syllable
What is an example of alliteration?
a. Slimy slugs slip slimy surfaces.
b. Mic drops "BOOM."
c. Carry pencils carefully to cars.
a. Slimy slugs slip slimy surfaces.
What does advance mean?
to get closer or move forward slowly
a. one another's
b. each other
c. each other's
a. one another's
What is the difference between a free verse poem and a rhyming poem?
Free Verse poems are like the author is just talking to the readers; no rhyme scheme
Rhyming poems do have a rhyme scheme.
What is an example of onomatopeia?
a. Talking horses are funny joke tellers.
b. New newts never need new nuggets.
c. "Splash" went the frog as it jumped into the pond.
c. "Splash" went the frog as it jumped into the pond.
What does trek mean?
long and difficult journey
Olivia and Mason read _________ papers in class today.
a. each other
b. one another's
c. each other's
c. each other's
What is nonliteral and literal language?
Literal language is exactly what the word means
Nonliteral language is meaning something different than what the words are.
What is an example of hyperbole?
a. Hungry hippos have hairy hips.
b. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
c. I hit my head on the shelf "Kur-plunk."
b. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What does resolute mean?
To be serious and determined
I need a glass of water, ____ I am so thirsty.
a. so
b. and
c. because
c. because
What is tone?
the attitude or voice the writer is using towards the subject, or reader
What is an example of a metaphor?
a. Snow glitters in the sun.
b. Life is like a rollercoaster.
c. The city is a jungle.
c. The city is a jungle.