Figurative Language
A. Metaphor
True or False: All poems have to rhyme and follow a rhyme scheme.
False.
What is the definition of main idea?
What is mood?
Evokes feelings.
What is comparing and contrasting?
The pretty flowers sang a quiet song. A- Hyperbole, B-Metaphor, C- Personification D-Simile
C- Personification
What are three common rhyme scheme patterns?
How many lines and stanzas are in this poem?
Spring has come
It is time to shed
The snowy blanket
Of Winter's bed.
Spring has sprung
The colors glow
Flowers, bees, and grass
Will grow.
Lines- 8
Stanzas- 2
What is theme?
The underlining message or the "big idea."
What is an easy tool to compare and contrast poems?
To use a Venn Diagram.
Describe the meaning of this sentence:
Jake is an early bird.
Jake is a morning person, and wakes up early in the morning.
What is this rhyme scheme?
Kindness spreads like fire
Awakening our souls.
The simple gift of kindness
Fills all the empty holes.
ABCB
What is the main idea of this poem:
Spring has come
It is time to shed
The snowy blanket
Of Winter's bed.
Spring has sprung
The colors glow
Flowers, bees, and grass
Will grow.
Winter is ending, and spring is coming.
What is the mood of this poem?
Spring has come
It is time to shed
The snowy blanket
Of Winter's bed.
Spring has sprung
The colors glow
Flowers, bees, and grass
Will grow.
Excitement.
What is one way to compare and contrast poems?
Explain the difference between a simile and metaphors.
Similes compare two unlike things using like or as, and giving an example.
Metaphors compare two unlike things using is, or was.
What is rhyme scheme?
Rhyme scheme is a way of describing poetry patterns of ending sounds.
What does the author mean by, Its time to shed, the snowy blanket, Of Winter's bed.
That the snow is melting, and winter is ending.
What is the theme of this poem?
Little, tiny, buds
Burst into the sun-kissed sky
Welcoming the Spring!
Flowers are blooming, spring is here.
True or False: There are a variety of ways to compare and contrast poems.
True.
Write two examples of figurative language. Tell me which two type figurative language you are using.
Answers will vary.
Metaphor contains is or was.
Simile- like or as.
Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration
Personification- human qualities
Write a four line rhyme scheme using the letters A-D.
Answers will vary.
Write a poem with a main of summer beginning.
Answers will vary.
What is the point of mood in poetry?
It helps the reader feel. For example, if the poem is scary, then the reader will feel scared.
Compare and contrast these two poems:
Spring has come
It is time to shed
The snowy blanket
Of Winter's bed.
Spring has sprung
The colors glow
Flowers, bees, and grass
Will grow.
Little, tiny buds
Burst into the sun-kissed sky
Welcoming the Spring!
Answers will vary.