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Moody Poems...What is the mood?
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Identification
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100
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
100
The sun smiled down on me as the warm breeze thawed my heart.
What is happy or joyful?
100
A word that describes a sound and also mimics the sound when the word is spoken
What is onomatopoeia?
100

The bodybuilder's arms were tree trunks.

What is metaphor?

100
The giving of human traits to non-human things incapable of having those traits.
What is personification?
200
She is like the sun so fair.
What is a simile?
200
Darkness filled the room and the candle flickered eerily.
What is scary?
200

When words at the end of a line have the same ending sound. 

What is rhyme?

200

The book was like a weight, it was so heavy.

What is simile?

200
When words in a sentence or line are repeated over and over again. 

What is repetition?

300
Clouds are ships which sail the skies.
What is a metaphor?
300
The monkey screamed at me; he got out of his car and screamed at me!
What is funny or humourous?
300

The comparison of two things by saying one thing is another. 

What is a metaphor?

300
Boom! Boom! Boom! Mr. Brown can make thunder.
What is onomatopoeia?
300

The comparison of two things using like or as. 

What is a simile?

400

The trees were dancing in the wind!

What is personification?

400
Rain fell as I stared into the grey, dreary forest.
What is sad or depressing or dreadful?
400

The repetition of beginning sound in at least 2 or more words.

What is alliteration?

400

Hey diddle diddle! The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

What is rhythm?

400
Words and phrases that help the reader visualize, or imagine what is happening, in literature.
What is imagery?
500

"I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed."

What is rhyme?

500
The day was long and hard, but I was the victor!
What is prideful, encouraging or uplifting?
500

Poems are broken up into lines and ___________?

What are stanzas?

500

The boat went down to the water, the boat went down to the sea, the boat went down to the river, oh how I wish it was coming to me. 

What is repetition?

500

The beat or pace of the poem created by stressed and unstressed syllables. 

What is rhythm?