Poetry & Figurative Language

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza

• onomatopoeia

• optical illusion

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

• lyrical
• free verse
• alliteration
• cinquain

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification

• verse

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?

• rhyme

• repetition

• alliteration

• homophones

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is a stanza?

• A line

• A grouping of lines

• A poem

• A title

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an example of "alliteration?"

• Sam slowly slips on the slide.

• I went to the store.

• The Cat in the Hat

• Who is the king of the classroom?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Compares two unlike things without using like or as; says one thing is another

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Describes non-human things as if they are human

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings, originally created to be sung

• lyric poem

• ode

• haiku

• sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9