Types of Poems
How many syllables are in a haiku poem?
17 syllables
Which figurative langauge device is being used?
"I told you 2,000 times to make sure to pack your toothbrush!"
Hyperbole
What text feature gives you the topic of the text?
Hint: It is the very first text feature you will see.
The Title
The events of the entire story
The Plot
How many LINES are in this poem.
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one!
4 Lines
What type of poem is shown below?
Delightful display
Snowdrops bow their pure white heads
To the sun's glory.
Haiku
Which figurative langauge device is being used?
"Boom!" "Bam!" "Pow"
Onomatopoeia
What are the two different types of pictures?
Bonus! What is another word for picture?
- Photograph: taken with a camera.
- Illustration: a drawing.
Where the story takes place
Setting
How many stanzas are in this poem?
"the back wings
of the
hospital where
nothing
will grow lie
cinders
in which shine
the broken
pieces of a green
bottle"
5 Stanzas
What type of poem is shown below?
"The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on."
Free Verse
Which figurative langauge device is being used?
"The classroom was a zoo!"
Metaphor
What text feature is included with pictures to help explain what is happening in the image?
Caption
What is character development?
Bonus! What do we look at in a story to see a character develope?
1) How a character grows/changes throughout a story?
2) Characters actions, perspectives, and motivations.
What do we call the thoughts and feelings of characters or authors in a story or text?
Perspective
What type of poem is shown below?
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands"
Rhyme Verse
Which figurative langauge device is being used?
"She jumped as high as a kangaroo!"
Simile
How do pictures contribute to our understanding of the text?
Hint: what is a pictures job?
It shows you what things look like?
What is the lesson or message you learn from a story?
Theme
Which text structure uses years, times lines, and key words (First, then, next, finally, etc.)?
The text structure of chronology
What type of poem is shown below?
A painter, who lived in Great Britain,
Interrupted two girls with their knittin,
He said, with a sigh,
That park bench--well I,
Just painted it, right where you're sittin."
Limerick
Which figurative langauge device is being used?
“The light danced on the surface of the water.”
Personification
What text feature tells you the topic of sections of the text? Hint: "Mini-Titles"
Sub-headings
What is a character's perspective?
A character's thoughts and feelings?
Which text structure organizes text by telling you about one thing that happened because another thing happened. Example:
Fargo, North Dakota filled a million sandbags to protect the city, because they were expecting a large flood.
Cause and Effect