Elements of Poetry

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.

• line
• stanza
• rhythm
• anonymous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor
• simile
• line
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

• Simile
• Refrain
• Personification
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

• Rhyme
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.

• symbol

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Imagery is:

• comparison of two unlike things.
• the use of words that mimic sounds.
• an exaggerated statement.
• language that appeals to the senses.