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Parts of Speech
Types of Poems
Figurative Language
Inferences
Miscellaneous
100
A person, place, or thing. Example: dog, chair, bus.
What is a noun?
100
A Japanese poem with three lines consisting of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
What is a haiku?
100
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
What is a similie?
100
You see people standing outside, they are shivering and stomping their feet. The people are doing this because... A) they are angry B) they are cold C) they are farmers D) they are hot
What is B?
200
A word that shows action. Example: run, jump, eat.
What is a verb?
200
This type of poetry doesn't have any regular rhythm or rhyme.
What is free verse?
200
A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning. Example: It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
200
The waiting room was full. Two dogs lay patiently on the floor. A kitten cried in the cat carrier. A man came in the door carrying an injured dog. A white-coated man came out to meet him. Everyone knew they might have a long wait. Where is this story happening? A) A vet's office B) A doctor's office C) A grocery store D) A farm
What is A?
200
This is what we call the "paragraphs" in any poem.
What is a stanza?
300
A word that describes a verb. This word tells us where, when, or how an action takes place, and commonly ends in "-ly."
What is an adverb?
300
This type of poetry tells a story.
What is a narrative poem?
300
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to animals or objects.
What is personification?
300
Mr. Nelson, the mailman, walked across a beautiful yard to bring the mail to the Bell's home. Suddenly, the sprinklers went on and Mr. Nelson was all wet. Very angry, Mr. Nelson went to the front of the house and pounded on the door. No one answered. How did Mr. Nelson get so wet? A) An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers. B)He fell in a puddle. C) The kids in the house put the sprinklers on. D) It started to rain.
What is A?
300
These are the three purposes an author has for writing. (Hint: think PIE)
What is Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
400
A word that connects words or groups or words. These are generally the small words, like "and" or "but."
What is a conjunction?
400
This is a five-lined poem.
What is a cinquain?
400
This is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of words. Example: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
400
The room was a mess! Pots and pants were piled in the sink. Drawers and cabinets were flung open. Chocolate chips dotted the floor and empty cartons were on a sticky counter, but the smell was delicious. Why was the room a mess?
They made chocolate chip cookies!
400
This is the most exciting part of any story.
What is the climax?
500
A word that shows a relationship between a noun and another word in a sentence. Example: under, over, between.
What is a preposition?
500
A poem shaped like a diamond.
What is a diamond poem?
500
This type of figurative language is an intentional (and extreme) exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
500
Even though the man didn't was to do it, he knew it had to be done. He picked up the phone and made the necessary arrangements. A few hours later, he found himself in a brightly lit room. He sat down in the movable chair. The person in charge bent over him as he began. Where was he?
At the dentist's office!
500
This is a note at the bottom of a page, marked with a number, that gives more information about a word, date, or event.
What is a footnote?