Poetry Words (TRICK QUESTION ALERT)

A type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking and imaginative ways

• Biography

• Poetry

• Science Fiction

• Rhythmic Fiction

The rhythm of a poem is:

• The beet created by its pattern of very stressed syllables

• A pattern of sounds

• The bass played during the play

• the beat created by its pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

The speaker is

• A machine that amplifies sound

• The voice that narrates the poem

• The voice that narrates the story

• The voice that controls and changes the story

Splat, Hiss, Gurgle, and Meow are all examples of:

• Sounds in the house

• Onomatopoeia

• Onamatopeeya

• Sounds that wake me up

Alliteration is

• is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words, like salty salami selling salamander

• The rhyme pattern in a poem, organized by letters

• Sound words

Repetition is

• is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words

• A phrase with a non-literal meaning

• is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words, like salty salami selling salamander

• When the end of a line or sentence rhymes with another

Tone is

• The way the actors talk

• The type of play: tragedy or comedy

• the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject

• The shade of two colors that are properly mixed together

"He's as strong as an ox, and just about as smart" is an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

"That boy is a tattoo, he gets under your skin" is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Tone

• Repetition

"The trees swayed as the wind violently blew on them" is an example of:

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor