Poetry
A Japanese poem with only 3 lines and 17 syllables. Usually about nature.
Haiku
What is the purpose of advertisements?
To persuade you to do something, buy something, or feel a certain way about something.
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
Simile
How should is be written?
They is the sweetest kids I've ever met!
A) are
B) might be
C) as it is
A) are
How should "doesn't have no" be written?
Sam doesn't have no tickets left to ride the ride.
A) As it is
B) Doesn't have any
C) Don't have none
B) Doesn't have any
A poem that does not follow any specific rhyme patter, or any other rules.
Free Verse Poem
Copying another person's work and claiming it as your own without giving them credit for their work.
Plagiarism
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
How should can be written?
I can eat a lot more cake last night.
A) can have
B) could have
C) As it is
B) could have
Which of the following is NOT a double-negative?
A) Doesn't have no
B) Hardly never
C) Wasn't any
D) Barely never
C) Wasn't any
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
I love ice cream
The color of a sun beam
With chunks of chocolate
And swirls of Fudge
Yum
A
A
B
C
D
Listing the person's name after quoting one of their ideas.
Citation or Citing
The following is an example of what figure of language?
"Her heart is an empty chest just waiting to be filled with something beautiful."
Metaphor
How should want be written?
Last year, I told Santa I want a new bike for Christmas more than anything else!
A) Wants
B) Wanting
C) Wanted
D) As it is
C) Wanted
Which of the following is a double negative?
A) Ben ain't seen any deer this morning.
B) Becky hopes she doesn't hear no drama at school.
C) Berry thinks fish isn't any good.
D) Brenda doesn't want any more homework.
B) Becky hopes she doesn't hear no drama at school.
A poem that is usually funny. Follows the "AABBA" rhyme scheme. Has only 5 lines.
Limerick
True or False
Plagiarism is illegal.
True
BAM! BOOM! WHAM!
Onomatopoeia
Which verb DOES NOT agree with the rest of the passage?
Jenny loves going to the park! She enjoys playing tag with the other kids. She likes to finish the day out by swung on the swing set. She goes to the park every weekend.
Swung
How should "ain't got no" be written?
Patty ain't got no more room in her car for the rest of the groceries.
A) Ain't got none
B) Doesn't have no
C) As it is
D) Doesn't have any
D) Doesn't have any
A type of poetry that follows the "ABAB" rhyme scheme, is usually separated into quatrains (stanzas with 4 lines), and tells a story.
Ballad
Plagiarism or Not?
ORIGINAL- Spongebob is a show about a yellow sponge and his friends who live in a small town called Bikini Bottom.
Spongebob is a television broadcast that follows the life of a yellow absorbent cleaning tool and his acquaintances in the little city of Bikini Bottom.
DEFINITELY PLAGIARISM
An expression that doesn't mean exactly what the words say.
Idiom
Which verb DOES NOT agree with the rest?
Tomorrow, my brother and I are going to the movies! We will be watching the new action movie in 3D. We were so excited to go!
Were
Which phrase is a double-negative?
Henry and Jen were talking last night about the upcoming dance. Henry said he hasn't ever been to a dance. Jen said she doesn't have any clue what to wear. They both hope there ain't no fee to get inside. Neither one can wait to go!
Ain't no