Poetry
Rhyme
What is the ending words of verses that have the same sound?
The continuous pounding of the hammers gave me a headache. It seemed like they had been working on the new ramp for days.
What does continuous mean?
What is Non-stop?
Our flag is red, white, and blue.
What is a fact?
Tigers are a type of cat but they are very different from house cats. Cats make noises like purring and meowing. Tigers roar very loudly. What is the main idea?
What is Tigers and cats are different?
The bear's fur shined black as night. What is this an example of?
What is a Simile?
Line break
What is the white space between a group of verses?
I ran swiftly to catch the falling vase, but I wasn't fast enough. What does swiftly mean?
What is fast?
Anna lost her balance, so she fell.
What is cause and effect?
What is the theme of a story?
What is the lesso, moral, or message the writer wants us, the reader to apply to our own lives.
I've been working like a dog. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is simile?
Stanza
What is the group of verses?
Instruments such as violin, and piano were played in the concert.
What does instruments mean?
What is a violin and piano?
Christmas is the best holiday.
What is an opinion?
Shelly has a big math test tomorrow so she needs to study. She gets out her math book. She finds all of the homework. She is going to do the problems from it for practice. What is the main idea?
What is Shelly is preparing for a test?
The cat was a shadow when it stalked its prey. What is this sentence an example of of?
What is a metaphor?
Lymerick
What is a light humorous poem?
New York City has many skyscrapers, or tall building.
What does skyscraper mean?
What is tall building?
This type of books gives factual information about real people and events.
What is non-fiction?
At camp Sara got a package of cookies from her parents. If she shared with all the girls she would only have 2 left for herself. So, she didn't share. The girls barely talked to her. What is the theme?
What is sharing is nice, you should always share, selfishness leads to being unhappy.
A comparison using "like" or "as" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a Simile?
Ballad
What is a form of verse that is a narrative/ Or story?
Where in a text can clues be found for unknown words?
Name two.
What is in examples, pictures, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms?
The basketball was larger than the tennis ball, but they both are round.
What is compare and contrast?
What is another way to say main idea?
What is the passage mainly about/ or gist?
What type of figurative language is the following an example of?
The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.
What is a metaphor?