CKLA Unit 3: Poetry

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'She is as brave as a lion.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. For example, 'I have a dream that one day... I have a dream that one day...'

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What does it mean to personify something?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind. For example, 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea.'

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What is the purpose of a poet's journal?

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A poet's journal is used to jot down thoughts, ideas, and observations that can inspire poetry writing.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose. Stanzas often have a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message that the poet conveys through their work.