Core Vocabulary
How does the prefix dis- in dislike change the meaning of the word?
like become not like
This is an example of:
"The door bell went ding-dong!"
a. simile
b. onomatopeia
c. hyperbole
b. onomatopeia
Name the pronoun in this sentence:
"Tommy and Molly love to swing, they take turns pushing each other.
I wanted to play out, ________ it started to rain.
but
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
stanzas
Based on the sentence, what does trek mean:
"When I was a kid I had to trek 3 miles up hill both ways!"
a. easy stroll or path
b. walk
c. a long difficult journey
c. a long difficult journey
The literary element that repeats the same word or phrase at the being of a line, such as:
I do not want green eggs and ham,
I do not like them Sam I Am.
I do not want them in a box,
I do not want them with a fox.
Name the pronoun antecedent in this sentence:
"Tommy and Molly love to swing, they take turns pushing each other.
Tommy and Molly
He studied hard, ______ he passed the test.
so
These are the words at the end of lines in a poem that sounds the same like "cat" and "hat"
Rhyme
What is the definition of advancing:
a. moving forward or making progress
b. Staying the same or in place
c. declining or backwards
a. moving forward or making progress
"I have told you a million times!"
Is an example of:
a. hyperbole
b. onomatopeia
c. metaphor
a. hyperbole
Name the reciprocal pronoun in this sentence:
"Tommy and Molly love to swing, they take turns pushing each other.
each other
The dog was tired, ________ it kept running.
yet
Oh, if you're a bird, be an early bird
And catch the worm for your breakfast plate.
If you're a bird be an early bird--
But if you're a worm, sleep late.
ABA
What is the definition of resolute:
a. anxious or frightened
b. serious and determined
c. satisfied
b. serious and determined
What kind of language is used in the following stanza:
"The moon stitched silver dreams across the sky,
While shadows danced to secrets of the night."
non-literal language
The whole team congratulated ______ ___________ after they won the game.
one another
I put on my pants, _________ I put on my underwear.
after
These are the words in a line that start with the same sound or letter like "snooze" "snuggle" and "snore"
Alliteration
What type of poem is this:
"I love chocolate cake,
It taste so good every day,
I eat it at noon."
haiku
"While shadows danced to secrets of the night."
is an example of what non-literal language?
personification
What possessive reciprocal pronoun belongs in this sentence:
"The twins helped with _____ ________ homework.
a. one another's
b. one another
c. each other
d. each other's
d. each other's
Recess was indoors, ___________ it was very cold.
because
A type of poem with no set pattern or beat.
Free verse poem