Poetry Terms
This is what occurs when two or more words share the repetition of the last stressed vowel sound and all the sounds following it. (Example: junk-skunk)
What is rhyme?
This tall tale tells the story of a fictional man who grew unusually tall.
What is "Paul Bunyan"?
This is oral, public communication that can be informative, persuasive, or inspirational.
What is a speech?
This is the speaker in "The President's Radio Address."
Who is George W. Bush?
This reading strategy involves noting the similarities and differences between characters in a story.
What is compare and contrast?
This is a generally regular pattern of sound in poetry.
What is rhythm?
This poem causes readers to remember and continue the fight of those who passed away in World War I.
What is "In Flanders Fields"?
This is a type of folktale, often associated with the American frontier, in which the hero's strength, skills, or accomplishments are exaggerated.
What is a tall tale?
This is the speaker in "Christmas Broadcast 1957."
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This reading strategy involves creating a mental picture from words you have read or heard.
What is visualization?
This is the pattern of the end rhyme in poetry.
What is the rhyme scheme?
This account relates the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is Freedom Walkers?
This is a speech focused on encouraging audience members, deepening their appreciation, or strengthening their beliefs.
What is an inspirational speech?
This is the author of "Paul Bunyan."
Who is Stephen Zorn?
This is the ability to read a text out loud with appropriate accuracy, rate, and expression.
What is oral fluency?
This is the regular, repeated arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is meter?
This story humorously describes how a family makes decisions using a Family Council.
What is Cheaper by the Dozen?
This is a speech focused on moving the audience to acceptance or action.
What is a persuasive speech?
This is the author of Freedom Walkers.
Who is Russell Freedman?
This is a reading strategy that involves making educated guesses about what will happen in the story.
What is making predictions?
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. (Example: frosty forest)
What is alliteration?
This strangely-written poem explores the interaction between older and younger generations.
What is "old age sticks"?
This is a speech focused on increasing the audience's understanding of a topic.
What is an informative speech?
These are the authors of Cheaper by the Dozen.
Who are Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey?
This reading strategy involves using clues to the story to come to conclusions about the plot or characters.
What is making inferences?