Figurative Language
The Author
Affixes
Vocabulary
Poetry
100

Snap! Crackle! Pop!

What is onomatopoeia?

100

"...and that is how people create wedding cakes."

What is "To Inform"?

100

In a way that is in a hurry

What is hurriedly?

100

The large castle-like house was on top of a large hill surrounded by forests and rivers. 

What is a Chateau?

100

The place where the poem begins. 

What is setting?

200

fits like a glove

What is a simile?

200

"Don't you want soap in your survival pack too?"

What is "To Persuade"?

200

Something is not solved or figured out. 

What is UNRESOLVED?

200

Fancy clothes, nice shoes, and expensive cars

What is posh?

200

A kind of language that poetry is written in to pull the reader in. 

What is figurative language?

300

He was a mighty oak.

What is a metaphor?

300

Megamind said, "The difference between a villian and a supervillian is PRESENTATION!!"

What is "to entertain"?

300

The oven is heating up before we use it. 

What is preheating?

300

to manage a situation in a way that others might not realize what is happening. 

What is discreet?

300

A poem that has an AABBA rhyming pattern, is silly, and is 5 lines long.

What is a limerick?

400

It was an never- ending song. 

What is hyperbole?

400

The author needs to gain more information before he writes his text. 

What is research?

400

So soft that I can barely hear it. 

What is softly?

400

a place where you feel happy, relaxed, and safe.  Free from the cares of the world. 

What is a haven?

400

A poem that is 17 syllables on three lines. 

What is a haiku?

500

Kacy cooked cupcakes in the kitchen. 

What is alliteration?

500

The funnel cakes were dusted in sweet, delicious sugar, and we could not wait to tear into the warm, crispy breading and take a big bite. 

What is Sensory Details?

500

Full of care

What is careful?

500

You are not sure if you were told yes or no when you asked a question. 

What is vague?

500
Poems are not understood at first.  This is the strategy for making sense of them. 

What is pre-reading?