Compares two unlike things using like or as. Ex: The storms clouds were as scary as a monster.
What is simile
100
An exaggeration. Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole
100
A poem that shows emotion, has rhyme and rhythm in the style of a song.
What is lyrical poem
100
A group of lines in a poem.
Who is stanza
100
The people or animals in the story.
Who are the characters
200
Compares two unlike thing without using like or as. Ex: The girl was a ragging volcano about to explode.
What is metaphor
200
Unique way of saying something that does not mean what it is actually saying. Cannot be taken literally. Ex: It's a piece of cake. Don't let the cat out of the bag.
What is idioms
200
A Japanese poem consisting of seventeen syllables in three lines of five, seven and five.
What is a haiku
200
One line of a poem.
What is a verse
200
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting
300
Words that represent sound. Ex: Buzz! Snap! Whack!
What is onomatopoeia
300
The storm moaned and cried throughout the night. This is an example of what?
What is personification
300
A poem that does not have regular rhyme or meter.
What is a free verse poem
300
One of the rows of words.
What is a line.
300
The series of events that happen in the story.
What is the plot.
400
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. Ex: The stars danced joyfully is the sky.
What is personification
400
The car was as large as an elephant. This is an example of what?
What is simile
400
A poem that tells a story.
What is a narrative poem.
400
The same sounds.
What is rhyme.
400
The The most intense or exciting part of a story.
What is climax.
500
The repetition of constant sounds or same beginning sound repeated. Ex: Ally the alligator ate apples all alone.
What is alliteration
500
The students were crazy monkeys. This is an example of what?
What is metaphor
500
A humorous or funny poem where the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.