Define Me
Repetition is...
The use of the same term several times.
Twas brillig and the slithy tove
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe,
All mimsy were the borogoves
And the momraths outgrabe.
The Jabberwocky
Boom, flash, tick, and swish are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
This land animal can eat up to 400 pounds of food and 50 gallons of water a day
Elephant
Onomatopoeia is...
The formation/use of words that imitate the natural sound of things.
It is ripe and ready now
whenever you are...
And I made a rural pen,
And I stain'd the water clear,
And I wrote my happy songs
Every child may joy to hear
Gives an example of what device?
Anaphora
This bird turns orange when it is fed red peppers.
Canary
Anaphora is...
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a series of lines, phrases, or sentences.
The lines below come from what poem:
But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat —
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
"He had high hopes..."
is an example of ?
Alliteration
This big cat can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on earth.
Tiger
Alliteration is...
The audible repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are near too one another and have different vowel sounds.
These lines come from what poem:
"Gradually unfolding,
Revealing its rich inner self
As one reads it
Again
And over again."
Unfolding Bud (Naoshi Koriyama)
Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,...
What device is most prevalent in these lines?
Assonance
Humans are born with these two fears. All others are learned.
Falling and Loud Noises
A poem is...
A verbal structure, built out of sounds and aesthetically (visually) pleasing, in which what is said is inseparable from what is being said.
The lines below come from this poem
I want them to waterski
across the surface of a poem
waving at the author’s name on the shore.
But all they want to do
is tie the poem to a chair with rope
and torture a confession out of it.
Introduction to Poetry (Billy Collins)
Because I was happy upon the heath,
And smil'd among the winter's snow,
They clothed me in the clothes of death,
And taught me to sing the notes of woe.
Give two examples of repetition in this stanza:
happy and heath = alliteration / repetition of sound
"Clothed me in the clothes" = repetition of term
"Happy" and "Smiled" = repetition of the theme
A male cat is called and a Tom and a female cat is called this.
Molly