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dEFINITIONS
Examples
Poetry
Critical Vocab
Figurative Language extra
100
comparing two or more items without using like or as
What is metaphor
100
She swims like a fish
What is simile
100
refers to many different types of poetry and how it is written
What are poetic styles
100
where a word was invented
What is word origin
100
The wind speaks to me.
What is personification
200
comparing two or more items using like or as
What is simile
200
This bag weighs a ton!
What is a hyperbole
200
follows a 5, 7, 5 syllable format
What is haiku
200
emphasis or importance of a word or a syllable
What is stress
200
that test was a piece of cake!
What is idiom
300
a word used to imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
300
hit the hay
What is an idiom
300
does not ryhme or have any set format
What is free verse
300
words that bring ideas to life and appeal to the senses
What is imagery
300
It takes you forever to get dressed!
What is hyperbole
400
a phrase that means something entirely different from what each word in the phrase means
What is an idiom
400
Busy Betty Breezes By
What is alliteration
400
J-Jolly O-Optimistic Y-Young is an example of what type of poem
What is an acrostic poem
400
a problem or event that occurs in a story
What is conflict
400
A pet is a brother you never had.
What is metaphor
500
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
500
buzz, crack, smack
What is onomatopoeia
500
a repeated pattern of stresses, words, or syllables
What is rhythm
500
introduces the papers topic and grabs the reaDERS ATTENTION
What is INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
500
Hungry Hungry Hippo Hurled Home Happily
What is alliteration