Giving things that are not human the traits of humans.
"Lightning danced across the sky."
What is personification?
Traditional Japanese poems that are three lines long. The first line must have 5 syllables, the second line must have 7 syllables, and the third line must have 5 syllables.
What is a haiku?
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
What is an adjective?
Where is the largest active volcano on the planet?
Hawaii's Mauna Loa
Poet whose works include Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and The Giving Tree
Who is Shel Silverstein?
Words that end in the same sound
What is rhyme?
5 line poems that follow a rhyme scheme of AABBA, and have a specific rhythm. Lines 1, 2, and 5 are usually longer than lines 3 and 4.
What is a limerick?
What did she ask you to do?
What is a noun?
When was the first Earth Day?
1970
"To be or not to be: that is the question"
Who is Shakespeare?
the same letter or sound at the beginning of more than one word in a poem.
"Steve saved seven seagulls."
What is alliteration?
Like haikus, tanka poems must have a specific number of syllables per line. Tankas are 5 lines long, with a syllable count of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7.
What is a tanka?
On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
What is a verb?
How much of the world’s oxygen is produced by just the Amazon rainforest?
20%
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the road less traveled by"
Who is Robert Frost?
Two lines of a poem that rhyme.
"Nature puts on little shows,
every time it rains or snows."
What is a couplet?
Snow
Silent, white
Dancing, falling, drifting
Covering everything it touches
Blanket
What is a cinquain?
I want to go to a university in the United States.
What is a noun?
More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?
Oceans
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Exaggerated statements that are not meant to be taken literally.
"He's running faster than the wind."
What is hyperbole?
It is similar to the format of a cinquain, but it is written about two opposite topics.
What is a diamante?
If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
What is an adverb?
In what country did Earth Day begin?
United States
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
Who is JRR Tolkien?