Figurative Language Vocabulary Terms for Poetry Unit
English
2nd - 4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a rhyme?
a group of lines in a poem
words that have the same ending sound. Example: tree, bee
an author of poetry
compares two unlike things by saying one is the other. Example: She is a night owl.
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CCSS.RL.2.4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is rhythm?
a beat and/or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Example: da da dadada da da dadada
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
lines or words that are repeated. Example: I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
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CCSS.RL.2.4
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a Simile?
Words that help paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Example: Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
Words that sound like the object or action they refer to. Example: Pow, Bang, Zap, Pop
Uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things. Example: He is as quiet as a mouse.
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CCSS.RL.2.3
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CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a Hyperbole?
an author of poetry
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: The angry ocean swallowed the tiny ship.
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Repetition?
lines or words that are repeated. Example: I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
Words that help paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Example: Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
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CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an Alliteration?
a beat and/or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Example: da da dadada da da dadada
Words that sound like the object or action they refer to. Example: Pow, Bang, Zap, Pop
repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
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CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Personification?
giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: The angry ocean swallowed the tiny ship.
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
a group of lines in a poem
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
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