Figurative Language
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Terms
What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words?
Rhyme
"The cat wore a hat and sat on the mat."
Rhyme
What is a Japanese style of poetry, often times written to focus on nature?
Haiku
In the poem, "Poppies," what does the imagery of "light" in the poem most likely represent?
Clarity and purity
In the poem, "Cowboy Is His Name," what famous bull rider was the poem "written for" in the movie 8 Seconds?
Lane Frost
Simile
"Her smile is like the sun."
Simile
Who wrote the poem, "The End of the Line"?
Bonnie Parker
In the poem, "The Road Not Traveled," what does it mean when the author says, "road wanting wear." Meaning that the road is seeking to be traveled.
Personification
What poem is this line from, "and sorry I could not travel both."
The Road Not Taken
What is the term used when you say an exaggerated statement?
Hyperbole
"The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
"The Road Not Taken" was written in 1915. This piece of work has been expressed as a _____________ and a ___________________ arrangement.
Poem and Choral
In the poem, "The End of the Line," stanza one states, "If you're still in need of something to read. Here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde." This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Rhyming
Stanza's are what in the poem
black or paragraph
What is the repetition of a constant sound at the beginning of words?
Alliteration
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Alliteration
What poem did Robert Frost write?
"The Road Not Taken"
In the final stanza of, "The Road Not Taken" the speaker imagines hi or herself in the distant future looking back on their choices. This suggest that the poem has what kind of theme?
Unconventional, growing up, picking what path you want to take, etc.
What does the word "totter" mean?
Used in the poem "Poppies"
"Totter" implies instability, evoking feelings of delicacy or vulnerability.
What is the term used for referencing something without directly saying it?
Allusion
"You are opening Pandora's box!"
Allusion
In the movie 8 seconds, the character named Cody is portrayed as a real poet named_________________, who wrote "Cowboy is his Name."
Baxter Black
In the poem, "When it is Snowing," what does the blue jay represent in the poem?
A vibrant element amidst the snow
In the poem, "The End of the Line" what gang did Bonnie say her and Clyde were in?
The Barrow Gang