Poetry

Poetry

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English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.5.5, RL.5.4, RL.5.2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'the trees danced in the breeze'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a line break in poetry?

Back

A line break is the point at which a line of poetry ends, creating a pause or a new line, which affects the poem's appearance and rhythm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more words, often used in poetry. For example, 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis. For example, 'This suitcase weighs a ton!' means it is very heavy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a stanza?

Back

A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas, similar to a paragraph in prose.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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