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Big 5 Poetry Steps
Poetry Terms
Simile & Metaphor
Rhyme & Repetition
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List the "Big 5" Poetry steps. 
1. Visualize

2. Paraphrase

3. Find Figurative Language

4. Infer (mood & speaker)

5. Theme 

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What is figurative language? 

Language that uses words or phrases whose meaning is different from its literal meaning. 

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What is a metaphor? Give an example. 
A statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike. A metaphor states the one thing IS another thing. Ex: Love is a battlefield. 
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Write five words that rhyme with know and five words that rhyme with rain. 
know: although, snow, go, flow, shadow 

rain: pain, sane, main, cane, insane

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What do you visualize when you read the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? 
I visualize a man riding on his horse through the woods. It is very dark and snowing lightly. A frozen lake can be seen in the distance; there are no houses or people around. 
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What is alliteration? Give an example. 
The repetition of consonant sounds in a row or close together. Ex: The wind whispered through the woods.

Ex: The woods are lovely, dark and deep.  

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What is a simile? Give an example. 
A phrase that uses a comparison to describe two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Ex: Life is like a box of chocolates. 
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What is a couplet? Give an example. 
A pair of lines that rhyme.

Ex: I think I shall never see. 

A poem as lovely as a tree. 

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Give five examples of figurative language. 
Simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idioms 
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What is onomatopoeia? Give examples. 
When a word is used to imitate its sound. Ex: Boom! Slam! Bang! Buzz! Crack! 
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Which is a simile and which is a metaphor? 

1) Jerry is a mean snake. 

2) Jerry is as mean as a snake. 

1) Metaphor

2) Simile 

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Why do poets use repetition? 
Poets repeat words or phrases more than once to add emphasis. They want readers to remember the repeated words and phrases. 
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What is the mood and who is the speaker in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? 
The mood of the poem is calm, peaceful, and tranquil. The speaker is someone who loves and appreciates the beauty found in nature. 
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What is a structured poem? What is a free verse poem? 
Structured poem = a poem that follows a set pattern in each stanza

Free-verse poem = a poem that has no set pattern or rhyme scheme 

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What does the simile "Life is like a box of chocolates" mean? 
You never know what you are going to get in life; life is unpredictable (just like you don't know what is inside each piece of chocolate when you take one). 
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What is rhyme scheme? What is the rhyme scheme in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? 
Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme in a poem (using letters). The rhyme scheme in "Stopping by Woods" = AABA BBCB CCDC DDDD.
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What is the theme? What is the theme in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? 
The theme is the lesson or message the poet wants readers to learn from reading the poem. The theme is to stop and appreciate the beauty found in nature. 
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What kind of poem is "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? How do you know? 
It is a structured poem because each stanza contains four lines and the pattern of rhyme is the same in each stanza. 
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What does the metaphor "My life is an open book" mean? 
This means the person has no secrets and everyone knows everything about the person's life and the person is easy to get to know. 
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What are lines? What are stanzas? How many lines and stanzas does "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" have? 
Poems are written in lines (rather than sentences) and grouped into stanzas (similar to paragraphs). The poem has 16 lines and 4 stanzas.