Poetry or Nah?
Which literary device?
Poem Analysis
100
Star light, star bright-
The first star I see tonight.
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish I wish tonight.
Poetry!
This has rhyme (light/bright/tonight/might) and a meter, meaning that each line has a pattern of syllables.
4/7/4/4/7
100
I'm so angry, I can explode!
Hyperbole
100
What time of the day does the poem take place? How do you know?
At Bedtime...
In the evening
Title: At Bedtime...
Line 1: Every evening
200
Good night!
Sleep tight!
Don’t let the bedbugs bite!
Poetry!
This has rhyme (night/tight/bite)
200
She was as happy as a clam.
Simile
200
Does the speaker want to go to sleep? How do you know?
At Bedtime...
No, the speaker is fighting sleep in the 3rd stanza.
300
My cat is cute, and he likes it when I scratch behind his ears. He is a sweet, fluffy kitty.
Nah.
There is no literary device used here.
300
My heart was a beating drum in my chest.
Metaphor
300
Does every line have a rhyme?
At Bedtime...
No, the first lines don't rhyme with the rest of the stanzas.
400
I overslept and now I will be late for school.
Nah.
This is just talking about your problem.
400
The pitter-patter of rain and whispering breeze had progressed into a gushing downpour and howling wind.
Imagery
Onomatopoeia (pitter-patter)
400
Read the poem aloud. What is the effect of the two short lines at the beginning of every stanza?
At Bedtime...
The short lines make the speaker seem sleepy.
500
Sweet and sticky chocolate cake.
Put it in the oven so it can bake.
Slather it with frosting piled on top.
Eat it all up while it’s still hot.
Poetry!
This includes rhyme and imagery. It describes the scene using your five senses.
500
Opportunity knocked at his door.
Personification
500
What is the poem about?
The poem is about how the letters p and h can sometimes come together to make the /f/ sound in a word.
600
Swooshing and winding and zooming around!
In this roller coaster, I am high off the ground!
Poetry!
This includes:
-rhyme (around/ground)
-onomatopoeia (swoosh/zoom)
600
Sarah sipped slowly.
Mark made many Martians mad.
Alliteration
600
Why does P say that as a team, she and H are "much more interesting than F"?
They're a different spelling that makes the same sound as F.
700
It is really windy, and my hat fell off.
I had to run after my hat to catch it.
Nah.
This is just talking about your day.
700
He jumped like Kobe.
Two answers... try to get both.
Simile
Allusion
700
What kind of figurative language is being used in this poem?
A: Metaphor
B: Simile
C: Personification
Personification