Figurative Language
Part 1
Part 1
to make something seem larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration
hyperbole
language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps create a mental picture in your mind as your read
imagery
Identify the figurative language found in the following line: “The city lights were fireflies twinkling in the night.”
Metaphor
How long does Jack write in his journal to his teacher?
10 months
What did Jack think about poetry at the beginning of the book?
Boys don't write poetry.
words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
onomatopoeia
the repetition of words with the same beginning sound
alliteration
By the end of the book, what has Jack most likely learned?
Jack learned that writing poetry is not only fun but a good way to deal with painful memories.
What does Jack think about Robert Frost?
Jack thinks he has a little too much time on his hands.
Which of the following poets visited Jack’s classroom?
Walter Dean Myers
a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as
simile
a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
personification
Identify the figurative language found in the following line: “My brain was pop-pop-popping.”
Onomatopoeia
Which of the following best explains Jack’s feelings toward Sky?
Jack was sad and missed Sky very much.
What was the name of Jack’s teacher?
Miss Stretchberry
two or more words that have the same ending sound
rhyme
using the same word or phrase over and over
Identify the figurative language found in the following line: “I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run.”
simile
Jack says that any words can be a poem. You’ve just got to _____________________.
make short lines
Jack lets Miss Stretchberry post his poem about his dog on the bulletin board. He was worried that it would make some people feel sad. What does Jack suggest for Miss Stretchberry to do that might possibly help cheer everyone up?
make brownies for the class
a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together usually in a repeating pattern or rhythm and rhyme
stanza
a figure of speech comparing two things by stating that one thing is another thing
metaphor
Identify the figurative language found in the following line: “The tree tops sway from side-to-side against the Carolina blue sky.”
imagery and rhyme
In Jack’s first poem he writes: So much depends upon a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road. Why is the blue car so important to Jack?
The blue car hit and killed his dog, Sky.
Which of the following is one way Miss Stretchberry encouraged Jack to write more poetry?
She typed his poems and displayed them in the classroom.