Poetry Intro, Simile, Alliteration

Simile

100

What is a simile?

Compare using like or as

200

Make an example for a simile:  I am like... he is like...

I am like a cheetah, he is like a turtle

300

Make a simile using as:  I am as great as as...

I am as great as the sun

Alliteration

100

How is alliteration the opposite of rhyming?

Alliteration comes at the beginning and rhyming is the same sound at the end

200

Alliteration battle for your name, one sentence, and you can't use the word "and"

boy vs girl

300

Is alliteration the same sound at the beginning or the same letter?

The same sound... like star student, not like she is a star

Failaka Island

100

Where is Failaka Island located

In Kuwait

200

How old is Failaka Island?

Over 2,000 years old

300

True or False - Failaka Island goes back to the time of Alexander the Great

True

Row Row Your Boat

100

Read Perfect:  Row, Row, Row your boat gently down the stream.  Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily life is but a dream.  Row, Row, Row your boat gently as can be Cause if you're not careful you'll fall in the sea.

Perfect challenge

200

It says:  If you see a spider, don't forget to laugh.  Why should you just laugh if you see a spider?

Spiders are actually very small and slow.  We should not be so scared.

300

Which is alliteration and which is repetition.  "Row, Row, Row" or "see a spider"

Row Row Row is repetition and See a Spider is alliteration

Vocab

100

What is UNESCO

An Organization that promotes and protects heritage sites like Failaka Island

200

What is heritage?

Valuable things passed down from great great grandparents

300

What is a monument? 

A structure of historical significance