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Figurative Language
Poem types
Trivia of the Poets!
Is That A Sonnet?
Did you say, "Imagery?"
100

This is a comparison using "like" or "as."

Simile

100

This type of poem has 14 lines, often written in iambic pentameter, and explores themes like love or time.

A) Villanelle

B) Sonnet

C) Free verse

Sonnet

100

Who wrote "Sonnet 18?"

A) Kipling

B) Allen Poe

C) Shakespeare

Shakespeare

100

A poem that has 14 lines.

Yes or no?

Yes

100

“The cold wind brushed my shoulder as the scent of pine filled the air.”

Is this an example of imagery?

Yes!

200

"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this type of figurative language.

Personification

200

This poem has 19 lines with a specific pattern of repeating lines and is known for its circular structure.

A) Sonnet

B) Villanelle

C) Free verse

Villanelle

200

Who wrote "If"?

A) Shakespeare

B) Dickenson

C) Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

200

A poem that uses a rhyme scheme:

ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA AA

Yes or no? 

NO-- that's a villanelle!

200

"Love is more than merely a feeling."

Is this an example of imagery?

No

300

This figurative language compares two things by saying one is the other. Example: “Time is a thief.”

Metaphor

300

This type of poem doesn’t rhyme and doesn’t follow a set structure or rhythm.

A) Free verse

B) Sonnet

C) Villanelle

Free verse

300

Who wrote "The Raven?"

A) Edgar Allen Poe

B) Shakespeare

C) Kipling

Edgar Allen Poe

300

A poem that uses iambic pentameter as a syllable count.

Yes or no?

YES

300

“The thunder roared like a lion during the storm.”


Yes!

400

This is a major exaggeration used for emphasis, like “I told you a million times!”

Hyperbole

400

This poem is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, often used by Shakespeare in his plays.

A) Free verse

B) Sonnet

C) Blank verse

Blank verse

400

Who wrote "There is no Frigate like A Book"?

A) Shakespeare

B) Dickenson

C) Poe

Emily Dickenson

400
A poem that has repeating lines and themes of strong emotions.

Yes or no?

NO-- that's a villanelle!

400

“He was very smart and solved the problem quickly.”

No...

500

This type of figurative language repeats the same beginning sound in a phrase, like “Peter Piper picked...”

Alliteration

500

A poem that tells a story, often set to music or rhythm, with characters, dialogue, and sometimes a refrain.

A) Sonnet

B) Ballad

C) Blank verse

Ballad

500
Who wrote "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud"?

A) Shakespeare

B) Wordsworth

C) John Pork

William Wordsworth

500

A Poem that ends with a couplet.

Yes or no?

Yes-- a couplet is a 2 lined stanza and is the proper form to end a sonnet!

500

“Hope danced lightly on the edge of her thoughts, as soft and fleeting as morning mist.”

Yes!!