Vocabulary
The repetition of a beginning sound throughout a phrase or sentence
Alliteration
The pattern of sounds at the end of lines in a poem. It is shown using a series of capital letters (AABB, ABAB, CDCD)
Rhyme Scheme
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below:
The girl was as tall as a tree.
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
1
Corey came back from the bathroom and noticed that her rainbow pencil was missing. She looked around the room and saw that Beth was using a rainbow pencil. Corey started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the room.
What character trait does Corey demonstrate?
upset
A short retelling of the main parts of a story or event
summary
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
How many stanzas are in this poem?
2
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below:
Mrs. Taylor the teacher tapped tirelessly on her tablet on the tall table.
alliteration
Describing something using the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch)
imagery
Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet, walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her.
What character trait does Kevin demonstrate?
nosey
Time and place where story or event takes place
setting
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
How many lines are in this poem?
4
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below:
The field trip was a roller coaster.
metaphor
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
AABB
The teacher asked Khadija what the answer was to the problem on the board. Khadija wore a worried expression on her face for a moment and then put her head down on her desk. After the teacher moved on to someone else, Khadija whispered to her friend that the answer was 26. Khadija was right.
What character trait does Khadija demonstrate?
shy
A comparison between two unlike things that have something in common using like or as
simile
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
What is this poem about?
dawn
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below:
"Zap!" The lightning struck the ground.
A word that looks like the sound it makes
onomatopoeia
After Mark's mechanical pencil ran out of lead, he asked Pete, who sat next to him, if he could borrow a pencil. Pete yelled, "No, Mark. If you didn't come prepared, why is that my fault? Bring TWO pencils to class! You can't have one of mine or you'll never learn your lesson."
What character trait does Mark demonstrate?
unprepared
Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas)
personification
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
What is the rhyme scheme of this entire poem? (both stanzas)
ABABCDCD
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below:
The warm sun peeked out from behind the gray clouds.
personification
How a writer shows us what a character is like. It can be through what the character says, does, thinks, or how other people talk about them.
characterization
The teacher told the students that they were not to start testing until everyone received all testing materials. He went on to explain that the test booklet was to remain sealed until he had read through all the directions. Immediately after receiving the test booklet, Chris raised his hand and asked if he could start the test.
What character trait does Chris demonstrate?
Inattentive