Speaking about something in a non-literal way; similes and metaphors compare 2 things .
What is figurative language?
100
A repeated verse in a poem or lyric.
What is refrain?
100
Ten tiny tap dancers twittered tenaciously across the stage on Tuesday.
What is alliteration?
100
I like my dog lots.
She runs with me and loves me.
Faithful by my side.
What is haiku?
200
The pattern of rhyme found at the ends of each line.
What is rhyme scheme?
200
How a poem looks or rhymes.
What is form?
200
“The sun smiled down on me and the trees danced in the wind.”
What is personification?
200
Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near?Just like me, they long to be / Close to you
Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you
What is ballad?
300
Use of words that imitate the sounds they actually make .
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Three-line Japanese poem that follows a set syllable pattern of 5-7-5.
What is haiku?
300
“I hit my knee into the tree and said, ‘Oh, gee I see the day does not agree with me.’”
What is assonance?
300
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz! Oh, what a relief it is!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
A repetition of 3 or more words using the same consonant sound .
What is alliteration?
400
A poem that is “sing-songy” and deals with love.
What is a ballad?
400
“There once was a busy bee
Who flew fast but could not see.
His favorite thing to eat was honey
And stinging a cute little bunny.
One day he flew so fast
But as with bugs he did not last.”
What is rhyme scheme?
400
"The Highway Man" was an example of this.
What is narrative?
500
A repetition of 3 or more words using the same vowel sound.
What is assonance?
500
A poem that tells a story.
What is a narrative?
500
“Her hair was as brown as maple syrup and as long as a yard stick.”
What is figurative language?
500
"You know I wish I had Jessie's girl! I wish I had Jessie's girl! How can I find a woman like that?"