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Elements of Poetry
Elements of Poetry 2
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
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"The fire was roaring like a lion." Is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
What is "Simile"
100
"Hannah helped Hunter hang haunted Halloween posters" is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
What is "Alliteration"
100
A comparison that uses the words "Like" or "as"
What is "simile"
100
Words that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch
What are "Sense Words"
100
picture created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
What is "Imagery"
200
The words "leopard" and "peppered" are an example of words that _________.
What is "rhyme"
200
How would you know that you are MOST LIKELY reading a poem? a. it will rhyme b. it will have stanzas and lines c. it will have similes
What is: b. it will have stanzas and lines
200
A comparision that DOES NOT use the words "like" or "as"
What is "metaphor"
200
groups of lines that make up the divisions of a poem
What is "Stanzas"
200
A repeating pattern of sounds of words
What is "repetition"
300
"They were a ferocious pack of wolves on the football field" is an example of __________.
What is "metaphor"
300
How many stanzas are in the following poem?" My dog lives on the sofa. That's where he wants to be. He likes to sit there night and day and watch what's on TV. He surfs the channels constantly by chewing the remote, then watches what he wants to watch; I never get a vote. He's fond of films with animals. He takes in nature shows. Whenever cat cartoons come on he always watches those. He loves the pet commercials too, and anything with food. Whenever there's a tennis match he nearly comes unglued. I got him from the dog pound. He didn't cost a cent. I asked them for a "watch dog," but this isn't what I meant.
What is "5 Stanzas"
300
Words that sounds like what they describe
What is "Onomatopoeia"
300
Rows of Words
What is "lines"
300
similarities in the final sound of words
What is "rhyme"
400
"Shiny, bright, bitter, fuzzy, soft, noisy" are examples of what type of Element of Poetry?
What is "Sense Words"
400
What is the rhyming pattern in the following poem: He screams, "Geronimo!" and then goes crashing down the stairs. He's good at knocking tables down and slamming into chairs. a. end of every line b. the end of lines 1 and 3 c. the end of lines 2 and 4
What is: c. the end of lines 2 and 4
400
An extreme, deliberate, exaggeration.
What is "hyperbole"
400
The stressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is "Beats"
400
Figurative Language: When objects are given human characteristics
What is "Personification"
500
"The wind DANCED around the children" is an example of what Element of Poetry.
What is "personification"
500
The words "fuzzy" and "smooth" appeal mostly to what sense? a. smell b. touch c. hearing
What is touch
500
Repetition of the beginning sound in words.
What is "Alliteration"
500
A regular pattern of beats
What is "Rhythm"
500
Bonus Question: "It is going to take me 7 years to finish all of my homework" is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
What is "hyperbole"