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Figurative Language Vocabulary Terms for Poetry Unit

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2nd - 4th Grade

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Figurative Language Vocabulary Terms for Poetry Unit
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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.5.5

CCSS.RL.1.3

4.

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.5.5

CCSS.RL.1.3

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.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

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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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