Poetry Review

Alliteration is:

• The repetition of a consonant sound, particularly the initial consonants of two or more words.

• The repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words.

• An obvious exaggeration made for effect.

• A series of brief shots that work together to convey a particular meaning.

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A simile:

• Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.

• Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.

• Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

• Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.

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A metaphor:

• Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.

• Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.

• Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like", "as" or "than."

• Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.

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Look up, my people,

The dawn is breaking,

The world is waking,

To a new bright day,

When none defame us,

Nor color shame us,

Nor sneer dismay.

The rhyme scheme for this poem is:

• People; breaking, waking; day, dismay; us, us

• AABBCCD

• ABCDEFG

• ABBCDDC

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Where now the many white men hurry about like ants. This is an example of:

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

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The calm lake was a mirror. This is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Simile

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The ghostly galleons grab greedily.

This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Assonance

• Alliteration

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Fear knocked on the door.

is an example of:

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

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Examples of onomatopoeia include:

• The hose is a green snake on the lawn.

• He ran like the wind.

• The bottle fizzed then popped.

• Wild horses wouldn't drag me away.

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We are the quiet daybreak paling the dark lagoon.

What is this is an example of and what effect does it have?

• Metaphor. nature, belonging, relationship with nature

• Simile, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

• Personification, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

• Alliteration, nature, belonging, relationship with nature

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