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100
This is a comparison of two things without using like or as. It makes the two things equal such as "Her eyes were diamonds."
What is a metaphor.
100
STANZA?
What is an arranged group of lines in a poem.
100
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"- what is it?
What is a simile.
100
Provide me your own example of hyperbole.
What is ______________.
100
What makes similes and metaphors different?
What is similes compare two things using like or as, metaphors compare two things so that they are equal.
200
swoosh, beep, ruff, meow! This element of fiction captures the sound effects!
What is onomatopoeia.
200
RHYME?
What is words with similar end sounds within or at the end of lines.
200
"You eyes are diamonds in the night sky" - what is it?
What is a metaphor.
200
Write your own creative simile!!
What is ________________.
200
Come up with your own example of hyperbole.
What is ___________________.
300
This element of poetry makes an extreme exaggeration to make a dramatic point! I'm so tired I could sleep for 100 years.
What is hyperbole.
300
RHYME SCHEME?
What is a pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines.
300
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance,/ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" - what is it?
What is personification.
300
Give me an example of personification!
What is ___________________.
300
What is the purpose of personification?
What is to add details to the poem to bring it to life and to help the reader imagine what these inanimate objects are actually doing.
400
Giving human qualities to things that are not actually alive can be fun! What element is this?
What is personification.
400
ALLITERATION!
What is the repetition of the first sound of words within a line or stanza.
400
"I screamed so loud, the entire neighborhood woke up in the middle of the night" - what is it?
What is a hyperbole.
400
Give me a metaphor!
What is _________________________________
400
Give an example of onomatopoeia!
What is _______________________.
500
This is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"! The frog's tongue was like a rubber band- what is it?
What is simile.
500
RHYTHM?
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
500
"Susie sells seashells by the seashore" - what is it?
What is alliteration.
500
How about alliteration?
What is __________________________.
500
What is rhyme scheme?
What is a pattern of rhyming at the end of lines within a poem such as A,A,B,B,C,C.