Verbal Art

Verbal Art is another word for...

• Photos

• Paintings

• Poetry

• The alphabet

Which of the following is not simile?

• As sly as a fox

• As mad as a hatter

• He is a shining star

• Shine bright like a diamond

Identify the sound devices used in this poem:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king's horses and all the king's men, Couldn't put Humpty together again.

• Repitition

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

Identify the characteristics of poetry in the following passage from Song of Solomon 1:15-17:

15 Ah, you are beautiful, my love;

ah, you are beautiful;

your eyes are doves.

16 Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved,

truly lovely.

Our couch is green;

17 the beams of our house are cedar,

our rafters are pine.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Repetition

The Song of Solomon, Book of ______, and Book are Job are three poetic books in the Hebrew Scriptures.

What is the mood of this song from Olivia Rodriguez?

Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy, not me

If you ever cared to ask

Good for you, you're doin' great out there without me, baby

God, I wish that I could do that

I've lost my mind, I've spent the night

Cryin' on the floor of my bathroom

But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it

But I guess good for you

• Tense

• Calm

• Lighthearted

• Humourous

What is the mood of this poem from Song of Solomon 2:8-9?

The voice of my beloved!

Look, he comes,

leaping upon the mountains,

bounding over the hills.

9

My beloved is like a gazelle

or a young stag.

Look, there he stands

behind our wall,

gazing in at the windows,

looking through the lattice.

• Cheerful

• Gloomy

• Romantic

• Fearful

What is the tone of this song from Olivia Rodriguez?

Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy, not me

If you ever cared to ask

Good for you, you're doin' great out there without me, baby

God, I wish that I could do that

I've lost my mind, I've spent the night

Cryin' on the floor of my bathroom

But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it

But I guess good for you

• Joyful

• Bitter

• Excited

• Formal

What is the tone of this poem from Song of Solomon 2:8-9?

The voice of my beloved!

Look, he comes,

leaping upon the mountains,

bounding over the hills.

9

My beloved is like a gazelle

or a young stag.

Look, there he stands

behind our wall,

gazing in at the windows,

looking through the lattice.

• Negative

• Sarcastic

• Loving

• Tragic

Deepening parallelism: when the second verse echoes or intensifies the _______.