Poetry Unit

Alliteration is...

• an exaggeration that cannot possibly by true

• a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning

• the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words

• words whose sounds suggest their meaning

In this poem, the word stale suggests something that is...

• recently made or obtained

• a slight line or fold in something

• positioned on the other or further side of something

• no longer fresh and pleasant to eat

Personification is...

• a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is dissimilar object or thing

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• words whose sounds suggest their meaning

• a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts

Hyperbole is...

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words

• words whose sounds suggest their meaning

• an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Think of others before yourself.

• Love

• Jack risked his life to save Jane.

• Cinderella was thoughtful and kind

What is a stanza?

• a rhymed pair of lines

• a pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines

• the main idea or underlying meaning

• a group of two of more lines that form a unit in a poem.

What is tone?

• a rhymed pair of lines

• the speaker's attitude toward his/her subject

• the author's message or life lesson

• the picture the author creates using the 5 senses

How many stanzas are in the poem, "Opposites"?

• 6

• 1

• 5

• 3

In which season does this poem MOST LIKELY take place?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The pink flowers swayed in the April breeze.

• Heather's mysterious smile rivaled the Mona Lisa.

• After falling overboard, I saw that I was swimming with sharks!

• The sun smiled at the world as it rose in the morning.