Definitions
lines of poetry that are grouped together
stanza
Give an example of an internal rhyme
rhyming within the same line
"He is my brother
We have the same mother
It is just us
I have no other"
is following the rhyme scheme _______.
AABA
The drums were a thunderstorm.
metaphor
My laptop stared me down, reminding me of all the homework I had to do.
personification
narrative voice
speaker
Give an example showing the difference between connotation and denotation. (Pick one word and give the connotation and denotation)
answers will vary
The speaker creates vivid images in the reader's head by using descriptions that appeal to the 5 _________.
senses
I'd rather go swimming with a school of man-eating sharks than take this test.
hyperbole (& alliteration)
The bees buzzed around the flowers. (2 things)
onomatopoeia & alliteration
author's word choice
diction
Give an example showing positive vs. negative connotation.
2 words or phrases that have the same meaning but use different connotations
"You went to the store to get the groceries your family would need for the week. You always have to make sure everyone is taken care of" is using ___________ point of view.
2nd person point of view
Saying, "Looks like it rained a little last night," when it practically flooded.
understatement
You should ask him. He is a library of information!
metaphor
the point of view with an "all-knowing" narrator
3rd person omniscient
Give an example of a slant rhyme
worm & swarm, crate & braid, hat & bad, home & none
Author's word choice determines the _______ of the poem.
tone
Their relationship is a real rollercoaster ride. (3 things)
metaphor, alliteration, idiom
Now that you're the boss, you're the one in the spotlight.
idiom
the rhythmic structure of a poem
meter
Double Jeopardy!!! (1,000 points)
Write a stanza using all 5 of the senses, following the rhyme scheme AABAB.
1st line: sight; 2nd line: smell; 3rd line: sound; 4th line: taste; 5th line: physical feeling
answers will vary
Shakespeare used ______________ to structure his sonnets. This is where each line of poetry has 10 syllables following the pattern "unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed..."
iambic pentameter
Her voice is like kryptonite to me. (2 things)
simile & allusion
She smiled like a Cheshire cat.