Figurative Language
"Slippery snakes slither silently across the sand." -Is a type of what poetic device?
What is alliteration.
When someone reaches a reasonable conclusion based on evidence, they are making an...?
What is an inference.
What does the hyperbole "I could eat a horse." mean?
What is the person is very hungry.
What text elements show that an author has written a poem and not a story.
The words are arranged in lines and stanzas in a poem.
"We are going to the park this afternoon." Is an example of what type of point of view?
What is the first person point of view.
"You are a fire cracker!" - Is what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor.
Surprisingly, her gold necklace kept its lustre after she swam in the pool.
What is the meaning of the word lustre in this sentence.
What is a gentle sheen or soft glow.
Is the following sentence an example of figurative or literal writing.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
What is figurative writing.
An author using words that end with the same sound at the end of each line in a poem is using what?
What is a rhyme scheme.
"The students succeeded in every way. They worked tirelessly to finish the project on time." - Is an example of what type of point of view?
What is the third person.
Why do authors use repetition in poems?
What is to emphasize a certain word or idea.
A section of a poem that consists of a line or a group of lines.
What is a stanza.
The flowers danced in the breeze. - Is an example of what type of figure of speech?
What is personification.
What are the 5 senses poets use to describe words in their poems.
What are taste, touch , sight, sound and smell.
Sofia couldn't wait to swim at the lake. She dreamed of it all summer long.
Which point of view are these sentences? AND Which words show this?
What is third person. The words "Sofia" and "She" show this.
"The box was as light as a feather." - Is what type of figurative language?
What is a simile.
The children waited for the snow to fall with great anticipation so they could go sledding.
What does the word "anticipation" mean in this sentence?
What is excitement about something before it happens.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Wolf knocked on Grandma's door _________ he could eat her.
because but so
What is "so".
Which type of poem describes a personal event that is experienced by the narrator in detail?
What is a memory poem.
In the sentence below, which pronoun/s provide a clue of the first person point of view?
Our dog jumped off the dock and swam toward us.
What is "our" and "us".
"I am dying of laughter." - Is what type of figure of speech?
What is a hyperbole.
Provide an antonym for the word fester.
(Hint: From Langston Hughes' poem, "Harlem")
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-
And then run?
What is heal, improve, flourish.
The bat, whose wings were bigger than its body, was hanging from the roof.
The phrase "whose wings were bigger than its body" is an example of what?
What is an appositive.
Norman Ault uses rhyming patterns in his poem, "Wishes". In the excerpt below, what type of rhyming words are "own" and "crown"?
"What do you have, and what do you own?
A silver robe and a golden crown."
What is a slant rhyme.
In the poem, "My First Memory (of Librarians) by Nikki Giovanni, the following stanza is written in which point of view?
"The welcoming smile of my librarian
The anticipation in my heart
All those books-another world- just waiting
At my fingertips"
What is the first person.