Poetry 1
What is a Limerick?
Humorous, rhyming five-line poem.
What is a stanza?
Lines grouped together like a paragraph in poetry.
What is the first step in writing a poem?
Choose the length.
What is formal language called?
Academic Writing
Which too/to do you use to mean excessive?
too
What is onomatopoeia?
The formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle.”
What is personification?
The act or technique of giving human attributes to things that are not human.
What do you use to get ideas?
Use various prompts.
When do we use formal language?
For school assignments and write a business letter.
What is cent/scent do you use for the smell of perfume?
Scent
What is alliteration?
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” is an example.
What is imagery?
Someone who has mental pictures of sheep as they are reading "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is using this...
What is something else to consider when writing when you're going to write a poem?
If it's going to be funny or serious.
What is the first rule when writing Formal Writing?
Do not use first person.
How do you write the number 45 formally according to the abbreviation rules.
You write it forty-five.
What is Imagery?
Images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art.
What are four lines in a poem called?
Quatrain
What is the feeling you can create when you write a poem?
The mood
What is the second rule in Formal Writing?
Do not use contractions.
Which effect/affect do you use when you talk about caffeine?
Effect
What is irony?
When the outcome is vastly different than expected.
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
Personification
What are poetry structures?
They may have rhyming, syllables and repetition.
What is the third rule in Formal Writing?
Do not write slang or abbreviations.
What should we not do when writing formally?
Write in second person.