Poetry
On one of the first days, we wrote a specific type of poem about summer. This type of Japanese poetry uses the following syllable structure: 5, 7, 5. What type of poetry is this?
Haiku
Is the following phrase an example of a simile or metaphor? "She runs like the wind."
Simile
"Oh my goodness, this suitcase weighs a million pounds!" is an example of which type of figurative language, hyperbole or simile?
Hyperbole
The moral of the story is an ___________.
Allegory
What is it called when you intentionally create a picture of something in your mind? Sometimes we do this to make sense of what we're reading.
Visualization
Diamante poems have 7 lines. The poem starts with one noun on line one, then describes the word on lines 2-3. Line 4 shifts to talking about a second noun. Lines 5-6 describe the second noun, and line seven concludes with just the second noun. What shape are these poems?
Diamond
Is the following phrase a simile or metaphor? "He is the apple of my eye."
Metaphor
"The tree sang to me" is an example of which type of figurative language, metaphor or personification?
Personification
What do we call something (like a picture) that represents something else?
Symbol
Name one thing that an author might tell readers about in a music review.
The title of the song, the musician, music genre, thoughts on the song, things it reminds them of, etc.
Who was the famous 1920s Harlem Renaissance poet we talked about who wrote both "Dreams," which we studied when learning about metaphors, and "I, Too, Sing America," which Muriel shared?
Langston Hughes
Fill in the blank: Similes and Metaphors create a __________ between two things.
Comparison
Alliteration
What is the allegory in The Giving Tree?
We don't always recognize sacrifices that others make for us.
The main point you're trying to make in an essay is called what?
Thesis