A comparison between 2 things using the word "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
100
A group of lines in a poem considered as a unit. Basically a "paragraph", but in poetry!
What is a stanza?
100
"’Tis education forms the common mind
Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined."
This is an example of:
a. Haiku
b. Apostrophe
c. Couplet
d. Oxymoron
What is C.
100
“And suddenly the rock has an open wound…”
Name the technique being used and explain how it works.
What is personification? The line is giving the rock human characteristics by saying it is wounded.
100
Create a simile to describe how you feel about your favorite pet. Be descriptive (Make sure your simile fully explains why your simile works!!!)
Answers Vary
My dog is like my best friend because I can talk to her after a bad day and she cheers me up with her love and attention.
200
Figurative language in which human qualities are given to non-human things (animals, objects, ideas).
What is personification?
200
Words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
200
"Pretty ugly" and "freezer burn" are examples of:
a. Oxymoron
b. Couplet
c. Imagery
d. Internal Rhyme
What is A.
200
"The king was a snake"
Name the technique being used and explain how it works.
What is metaphor? It is comparing the king's sneaky behavior to that of a snake.
200
Create a metaphor about how you feel about a teacher you dislike (don't name names). Be descriptive. (Make sure your metaphor fully explains why it works).
Answers Vary.
My teacher is a pile of cooked spinach when all I want is a bowl of ice cream.
300
Descriptive language used to create word pictures for the reader
What is imagery?
300
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
(Hint: 2 words!)
What is rhyme scheme?
300
"Upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"
This is an example of:
A. End rhyme
B. Imagery
C. Internal Rhyme
D. Stanza
What is C.
300
"The night is as black as a cavern"
Name the technique being used and explain how it works.
What is simile. The darkness of the night is being compared to how black the cavern is.
300
Create an example of personification involving the city bus. Be descriptive. Make sure your example fully explains why it is personification.
Answers vary.
The city bus opened it's arms wide to welcome all of the passengers aboard.
400
A form of figurative language that makes a direct comparison
What is metaphor?
400
Poetry that does not have regular meter or rhyme
What is free verse?
400
A poem with fourteen lines following a particular rhyme scheme and ends with a couplet is a
a. Lyric poem
b. Sonnet
c. Epic Poem
d. Stanza
What is B.
400
"The August day was hotter than a million suns"
Name the technique being used and explain how it works.
What is hyperbole? The hotness of the day is being exaggerated to show exactly how hot it was.
400
Create an example of hyperbole to describe any intense feeling you've felt before. Be descriptive. Make sure your example is thorough and clear.
Answers vary.
Last night I was so hungry, I felt like could've eaten a horse.
500
Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated or emphasized
What is hyperbole?
500
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
500
Flags, roses, and hearts are often used as:
A. Metaphors
B. Symbols
C. Similes
D. Personification
What is B.
500
"The arrow sliced through the cracking ice."
Name the technique being used and explain how it works.
What is onomatopoeia. The word "cracking" imitates the actual sound it makes.
500
Create 2 lines of a poem that are a good example of alliteration.
"The rushing river ran through the raging ravine..."