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Swish is an example of a what?
Onomatopoeia
100
What is the beat created by the sounds and words in a poem?
Rhythm
100

What are two things that can inspire poetry?

Answers vary:

Passions, Nature, To Entertain, ETC. 

100
What is a comparison using like or as?
Simile
100
What is the reuse of words or phrases to create a rhythmic or visual effect?
Repetition
200
What is a paragraph like grouping of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
200
What is the pattern of end rhyme used within a stanza?
Rhyme Scheme
200
Sam sells sandwiches on Sunday is an example of what?
Alliteration
200
What is a direct comparison of two unlike things?
Metaphor
200

When something is said but not meant.

Figurative Language

300
The leaves on the ground danced in the wind The brook sang merrily as it went on its way. The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go by which winked at each other just to say hi. The traffic lights yelled, ”Stop, slow, go!” The tires gripped the road as if clinging to life. Stars in the sky blinked and winked out While the hail was as sharp as a knife. This poem has a lot of _____________ in it.
Personification
300
Poor as a church mouse. strong as an ox, cute as a button, smart as a fox. These are all examples of what?
Similes
300
What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem? Flowers Blooming in May, Birds in the sky Flying; Oh This Flower will Smile Today, Tomorrow it will be Dying.
ABAB
300

I love the shore when the roar of the surf comes crashing down with a frown on the turf, when clouds are gray and the spray stings my cheek~ deserted stretch that is fetching and bleak. What are the internal rhyming words in this poem?

shore, roar down, frown gray, spray

300

What is the feeling that is created by a poem?

The Mood

400

What is a difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Simile uses "like" and "as" to compare two things. Metaphors make the comparison without using "like" or "as".

400

Give an example of an alliteration.

VARIES

400
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is non-human.
400
Which of the following is NOT an example of an onomatopoeia? A. Swoosh B. Zip C. Carry D. Boom
C. Carry
400

"The ocean danced in the moonlight," is an example of what?

Personification

500

Who told you to wait for a prince anyway? He'd only cut off your glorious hair, Plait it into the rope that binds you. How much better to free its golden fire, Ignite the tower, escape on wings that burst from your own strong arms. Rapunzel, forget the prince! Look into the eyes of the witch and see, reflected in their dark fire, the other half of yourself. Take her hand, and fly! The subject of this poem is: A. Fairytale B. People in battle C. Dragons. Biography

A. Fairytale

500
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Evening red and morning grey, Are the signs of a sunny day. Evening grey and morning red, Bring rain on the farmer's head.
AABB
500
"Kevin is a slow sloth" is an example of a what?

Metaphor

500

What is internal rhyme?

Rhyme that occurs in a single line of a verse

500

The word choices the poet uses in the poem along with the topic and sensory words creates _____ of the poem?

The Tone