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Figurative Language
Poetry
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Tips
Miscellaneous
100
Uses "like" or "as" when comparing two things - creates a richer and more relatable visual for the reader
What is a simile?
100
Poems are organized into these.
What are stanzas?
100
When writing, you should try to use all 5 senses. Name them.
What is sight, smell, taste, touch, and hear?
100
According to Vonnegut: Have the _________ to cut.
What is "guts"?
100
Describe Flash Fiction
What is a very short piece of fiction that usually starts in the middle of the a story and leaves the reader thinking at the end?
200
A device that compares two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
200
Each stanza contains multiple what?
What are lines?
200
You should show instead of ________ more often than not.
What is tell?
200
According to Vonnegut: Keep it _________.
What is "simple"?
200
Fix this dialogue punctuation: "I wonder what the weather will be like today said Kelly.
What is "I wonder what the weather will be like today," said Kelly.
300
A device that reflects a sound
What is an onomatopoeia
300
Describe a traditional haiku. There are 3 parts to this answer.
What is a poem that has 3 lines, a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and captures a moment in time?
300
Show this sentence: The cat was angry.
Answers vary, but cannot say the word "angry"
300
According to Vonnegut: Find a subject you ______________.
What is "care about"?
300
Fix the punctuation: "She told me, he continued, "that I will never be able to fly again"
What is "She told me," he continued, "that I will never be able to fly again."
400
An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
What is the poem that is made up of 7 lines, compares 2 subjects, and the middle line describes both subjects
What is a diamante?
400
Show instead of tell: Maxwell was brave.
Answers vary, but cannot use the word "brave"
400
Stories are much richer when keeping a theme in mind. Describe the definition of "theme" and give an example.
What is a moral/lesson that the author is trying to teach you? The big ideas that are central to a text. Kindness, Love, Gratitude, Envy, etc.
400
Give 2 tips about writing setting.
Answers vary - Write from a familiar place, use familiar emotions you have that are tied to that place
500
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a metaphor?
500
Who wrote "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
Who is Walt Whitman?
500
Tell this sentence: Vincent's brush stroked the canvas as if he were reciting a poem.
What is Vincent painted - or something similar.
500
What was the theme in Grimm's "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs"?
Answers vary.
500
Who is my favorite author?
Who is JD Salinger or Toni Morrison?