Figurative Language
Poems We've Done
Theme
Think Like a Poet
Connotation
100

What is a simile?

Comparing two different things using "like" or "as".

100

Which poem that we have read has a hopeful mood?

"I Am Offering this Poem"

100

What is theme?

The message or lesson of a text.

100

This is the the speaker's attitude towards the subject?

Tone

100

What kind of connotation does the word "Confident" have?

Positive

200

"The classroom was as loud as a zoo."

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

200

How did you use structure in your book spine poems?

Stacking the books to read a certain way (top to bottom or bottom to top)

200

Survival. Is this a theme?

No, it is a topic.
200

What is the space around or in poem that controls pacing, creates an image, or emphasizes an idea called?

White Space

200

What is one positive connotation of the word "happy"

joyful, cheerful, excited

300
What figurative language is when words sound like the noises they make? EX: "BANG!"

Onomatopoeia

300

Which poem that we have read has themes of survival and love?

"I Am Offering This Poem"
300

True or false: There can only be one theme in a text?

False

300

What does repetition do in a poem?

Emphasizes an idea

300

What kind of connotation does the word "Odor" have?

Negative

400

"The moon winks at me every night." 

Personification

400

What is the purpose of an ode poem?

To celebrate, praise, or honor a person, object, or idea

400

What is one theme for the poem "I Am Offering this Poem"?

Love is shown through words and actions.

400

Why might a poet choose very specific words instead of simple ones?

To help the reader visualize the descriptions.

400

What is connotation?

The emotion or vibe a word brings besides its actual meaning.

500
"Time is money."

Metaphor

500

Which poem is also known as "Harlem"?

"A Dream Deferred"
500

Which poem that we have read talks about first love?

"Oranges"

500

What type of poem does not use rhyme scheme or patterns and feels like natural speech?

Free Verse

500

Which of these words have a negative connotation? 

Weird vs Unique

Weird