
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices
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Figurative Language
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Poetic Devices
Poet: the author of a poem
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Draw
Draw a good student
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Multiple Choice
A poet is :
The author of a song
The author of a poem
The author of a novel
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Multiple Choice
An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is
a story I wrote about someone else's life
a story I wrote about my life
a made up story I wrote about someone's life
a made up story I wrote about my life
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Match
Match the following definitions
TONE
Mood
Imagery
Theme
The attitude of the speaker towards the subject
the feeling that the reader has while reading
creates mental pictures
The message or
lesson of the story
The attitude of the speaker towards the subject
the feeling that the reader has while reading
creates mental pictures
The message or
lesson of the story
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Multiple Choice
What is a simile?
A text using like or as.
The author's point of view.
The what a story is about
The main charecters problem or hardship
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Multiple Choice
alliteration
poetry
idiom
acrostic
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Multiple Choice
Which metaphor best used in this sentence: If you don't pick up the pace, you’ll be left far behind.
left on the ground
left on the sidewall
left in the dust
left to burn
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Refrain
Repetition
Speaker
A phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza.
Repeated sounds in a poem.
The narrator of the poem
A phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza.
Repeated sounds in a poem.
The narrator of the poem
Figurative Language
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Poetic Devices
Poet: the author of a poem
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