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Figurative Language
Types of Poems
Sound Devices
Elements of Poetry
Miscellaneous
100
Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
100
A type of poem that does not contain meter or a rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
100

The repeating of beginning consonant sounds. 

Ex.: Billy beat Bobby in the Bingo game.

What is alliteration?

100
Name the rhyme scheme My cat is gray. My cat is fat. My cat is cute. I like my cat.
What is a b c b?
100
swat, thump, buzz, kerplunk - special types of words
What is onomatopoeia?
200

"The road was a ribbon stretching across the desert." This is an example of what type of figurative language?

What is a metaphor?

200

A type of poem that contains setting, characters, and a plot. (Hint: It's like a story!)

What is a narrative poem?

200
A sound, a word, or a phrase that is used more than once throughout the poem is a technique called..
What is repetition?
200
A pattern of rhythm in a poem.
What is meter?
200
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
What is a simile?
300
"The lightening danced across the sky." This is an example of what?
What is personification?
300

Thick blankets of snow.

Snuggling the flowerbeds.

with a winter wrap. 

What type of poem is this?

What is a Haiku?

300
The repetition of words at the ends of lines that have the same vowel and consonant sounds - for example (phone, tone)
What is rhyming?
300
Prose have sentences, poetry has _______.
What is a line?
300
Imagery depends on the author or poet focusing strongly on our _______________.
What are the five senses?
400
Language that is used for clarification and is not meant to be taken literally.
What is figurative language?
400

This poem expresses the thoughts and feelings about one idea. The language used in the poem is usually very musical. (Hint: Songs have them!)

What is a lyric poem?

400
The beat created by the use of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm?
400
The lines in a poem are arranged into groups. These lines are not called paragraphs. They have a specific poetry term.
What is a stanza?
400

"Laughter is the music of the soul." What type of figurative language is this?

What is a metaphor?

500
Something that represents or stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
500

A lyric poem that expresses thoughts or feelings, has 14 lines, and a rhyme scheme is a _________________.

What is a sonnet?

500
The use of words that sound like what they mean.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
When the ends of each line in a poem follow a particular pattern. a a b b
What is rhyme scheme?
500

Language that is meant to be understood for what is actually stated.

What is a literal language?