Elements of Poetry
The different sections of a poem are called...
What are stanzas.
The flowers begged for water.
What is personification.
Finish the title of this story: "The Boy and the ___"
What is Bayonet
The author's message or lesson to be learned.
What is theme.
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is metaphor.
His words were a sharp sword.
What is metaphor.
The time period focused on during Quarter 1
What is The Harlem Renaissance
Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.
What is alliteration
I found the sleeping puppy in his bed. He was as round as a cotton ball.
What is simile.
The poem and song we read that is considered the Black National Anthem.
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing.
It was shocking seeing sheep soundly sleeping.
What is alliteration.
The name of the 12 line Golden Shovel poem we read in class.
On Bully Patrol
Nikki Grimes wrote the Golden Shovel poem "David's Old Soul" based on what poem?
What is The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
a reference to a person, event, place, or thing that's well-known
What is allusion.
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets!
What is hyperbole.
The author of the book of poems and all the Golden Shovel poems we read.
Who is Nikki Grimes