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True or False
Metaphor or Simile
Hyperbole or Idiom
Rhyme Scheme
All Poetic Term
100
True or False.. Is metaphor an exaggeration?
False, a metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as.
100
Metaphor or Simile.. The boys sunburn was as red as a clown's nose.
Simile, because they used as.
100
Hyperbole or Idiom.. Break a leg!
Idiom.
100
Rhyme Scheme.. I started on my homework./ but my pen ran out of ink./ My hamster ate my homework./ My computers on the blink./
ABAB
100
All Poetic Terms.. What do the following words have in common? Buzz, Beep, Bam.
The all are onomatopoeias.
200
True or False.. Dead as a doornail is an idiom.
True.
200
Metaphor or Simile.. What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
200
Hyperbole or Idiom.. He was small as a ladybug.
Hyperbole, it's exaggerating how small the boy is.
200
Rhyme Scheme.. My cat is nice./ My cat likes mice./ My cat is fat./ I like my cat/
AABB
200
All Poetic Terms.. What type of rhyming is heart and bark?
Slant Rhymes.
300
True or False.. Poems have paragraphs.
False, poems have stanzas.
300
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things not using like or as.
300
Hyperbole or Idiom.. You're sick as a dog!
Idiom.
300
Rhyme Scheme.. Today I had a rotten day./ And I was coming in from play./ I accidentally stubbed my toes/ And tripped and fell and whacked my nose./
AABB
300
All Poetic Terms.. What's the beat of the poem called?
Rhyming, not all poems have to have rhythm however.
400
True or False.. Alliteration is the repetition of initial vowels.
False, alliteration is when 2 or more words start with the same letter.
400
Metaphor or Simile.. I'm a bear in the mornings.
Metaphor, it's comparing two things without using like or as.
400
Hyperbole or Idiom.. I have a ton of homework to do.
Hyperbole, it's exaggerating how much homework he or she has to do.
400
Rhyme Scheme.. My penmanship is pretty bad./ My printing’s plainly awful./ In truth, my writing looks so sad/ it ought to be unlawful./
ABAB
400
All Poetic Terms.. What is the use of words that appeal to the senses?
Imagery.
500
True or False.. She walks in beauty like the night is a metaphor.
False, it's a simile because the writer is using like.
500
Metaphor or Simile.. I really like pizza.
Neither, you're not comparing anything.
500
Hyperbole or Idiom.. A chip on your shoulder.
Idiom.
500
Rhyme Scheme.. The fog comes/ on little cat feet./ It sits looking/ over harbor and city/ on silent haunches/ and then moves on./
ABCDEF
500
All Poetic Terms.. What is mood?
The feeling the author tries to create in the reader.