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What is a simile?
Comparing two things that are similar, using the word "like" or "as."
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What is denotation?
The literal meaning of the word (dictionary definition).
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The person who is speaking in the poem is also called the __________________.
Speaker
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Give one example of an alliteration.
Examples: Dana's dead. Big brown bear. Kicking Kangaroos.
100
Our school mascot, the lion, is a symbol of _____________.
courage, capability, confidence, bravery, etc.
200
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things that are similar, using the verb "to be."
200
What is connotation?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its primary or literal meaning.
200
A "paragraph" in a poem is called a ______________.
Stanza
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"Dana draws ducks down by the dilly bar" is an example of __________________.
Alliteration
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"Chocolate is her Achilles heel." This sentence is an example of an _______________.
Allusion
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Is this sentence a simile or a metaphor? Jenny is as fast as a gazelle when she races in the track meets.
Simile
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Which word has the most positive connotation? Which word has the most negative connotation? examine scrutinize observe
Positive: examine Negative: scrutinize Neutral: observe
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The phrase: "My grandmother is as old as the hills" would be an example of ______________________.
Hyperbole
300
What is...the repetition of consonant sounds?
Alliteration
300
What is the repetition of identical grammatical structures, or the repetition of key phrases.
Anaphora
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Is the following sentence a simile or metaphor? You are such a pig!
Metaphor
400
Come up with two synonyms for the word "smart." One word must have a negative connotation. The other word must have a positive connotation.
Brilliant Brainy "Know-it-all" Intelligent
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The words "bark, meow, ruff ruff, and bow wow" would be examples of ______________________.
Onomatopoeia
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What is...the repetition of interior vowel sounds? For example: "Quick Wits"
Assonance
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In the poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider," what does the spider represent or symbolize?
the speaker's soul
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Come up with your own example of a simile. Explain how metaphors and similes are different.
Example: The students entered the room like a band of circus performers, loudly and excitedly. Difference: Metaphor is a comparison using the verb "to be." A simile is a comparison using the word "like" or "as."
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Which word has the most positive connotation? Which word has the most negative connotation? take steal borrow
Positive: borrow Negative: steal Neutral: take
500
What is an allusion?
A figure of speech in which the poet makes reference to a famous person, place, or event outside of the text.
500
For each sentence, identify whether it contains an example of assonance or alliteration. 1. Mighty flighty bikes are finding bright lights. 2. Brad bought brown buckles.
1. assonance 2. alliteration
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The phrase: "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream" is an example of ___________________.
anaphora