Poetry

Which is an example of a simile?

• the bird was red

• trees provide great shade

• the pillow is as soft as a cloud

• my brother looks cold

What is a simile?

• a comparison of two things

• a comparison of two things using like or as

• a statement telling a command

• the answer to a question

Which is an example of Personification?

• The wolf howled in the distance

• my dog looked sad

• the bird said that she was hungry

• my food fell off the table

What is personification?

• giving human qualities to something that is not a human (animals etc.)

• a comparison of two things using like or as

• two words that sound similar

What is a metaphor?

• a comparison of two things using like or as

• a comparison of two things not using like or as

• describing something as if it was something else

• when the author of a book gives hints about what's coming

A symbol is _______.

• anything that represents something else

• a word that describes a noun

• the way an author shows devotion to a book

An example of a symbol is _______.

• the paw prints in the snow from your dog

• your brush

• the flag of a country

• a poem that doesn't rhyme

Alteration is ________.

• repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• when words sound similar

• when words have ed as their ending

Repetition is _______.

• when a word is repeated over and over again

• the repetition of any element of language

• when an animal repeats the same sound

A rhyme is ________.

• the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

• the repetition of sounds at the end of words.

• two words mean the same thing