Possessive Nouns
What is the plural possessive of "pandas"?
Example: The pandas habitat is full of bamboo for them to eat.
pandas'
What is being personified?
- New Mexico, so dry and vast, holds a painted canvas before me.
New Mexico
What is the overall idea or message that the poet wants to communicate called?
theme
What literary term is being used in the following sentence? Is it personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom?
- The sky was angry with dark storm clouds in the distance.
personification
This type of poetry has a musical quality but does not always rhyme.
lyric poetry
Example: The mice cage has lots of toys and cheese.
mice's
What is being personified?
- A blanket she made just for me that holds me in its arms all night.
blanket
What type of details help us understand the theme?
Hint: ____ details
What literary term is being used in the following sentence? Is it personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom?
- Running a marathon was her Mt. Everest.
metaphor
This type of poem has 14 lines and a pattern to its end rhymes.
sonnet
What is the plural possessive of men?
Example: The men bathroom is down the hall.
men's
What is being personified?
- When the sun bows low, I see a rainbow like a party favor.
True or false: The poet will always state the theme directly.
false
What literary term is being used in the following sentence? Is it personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom?
- "Clang! Clang!" came from the old washing machine.
onomatopoeia
What are the groups of lines in a poem called?
stanzas
What is the possessive form of "zookeeper"?
Example: The zookeeper job requires him to work on Saturdays.
zookeeper's
What is being personified?
- I listen as if in a trance while the campfire dances and flickers.
campfire
The other day, we read a story called "At Grandmother's Pueblo". What does the line "I hear songs I can't understand" tell you about the speaker's experience at grandmother's pueblo?
The people speak a different language than the speaker.
What literary term is being used in the following sentence? Is it personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom?
- I waited in line at the ticket counter for a million years.
hyperbole
What is a pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem called?
rhyme scheme
There are 2 possessive nouns in this sentence. What is the correct way to write them?
Sentence: James left Dans ball in the mens locker room.
Dan's and men's
What is being personified?
- Nature proudly displays her work for us to savor.
nature
Given these key details, what is the theme of "Lifelong Friends"?
- The print shop had an air of gloom
- My master was a man I feared
- When I'm forlorn, I contemplate, the many books I helped create
Hard work can be fulfilling
What literary term is being used in the following sentence? Is it personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom?
- Coffee shops in Seattle are a dime a dozen.
idiom
What is a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem called?
meter