Poetic Devices #3

Hyperbole is...

An understatement.

• A factual statement.

• An expression of exaggeration.

• Being really excited about bowling.

• An understatement.

A pun is...

• A factual statement.

• A clever and descriptive statement

• A comical play on words with a humorous double meaning

• a cryptic clue that is hard to decipher.

An idiom is...

• A life lesson.

• A proverb.

• A group of words you can only take at face value.

• A phrase that has a meaning different from those of the individual words.

Rhyme is...

• The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line

• Evident in every poem.

• A pattern of short and long sentences in a poem.

• Having different sounds at the end of each stanza.

In poetry, rhythm is...

• The number of rhyming words in the poem.

• The rules for how a poem should be read.

• The way the poem is spoken aloud.

• The beat and pace of a poem.

Which of these is not an example of Hyperbole?

• Cry me a river.

• It cost an arm and a leg.

• The weather today is fine.

• I walked a million miles to get here.

Identify the pun

• I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known.

• I'd like to be, under the sea, in an octopus's garden in the shade.

• It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark.

• One hundred hares have escaped the zoo, so police are combing the area

Identify the idiom

• I have got so much work to do.

• Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.

• Many hands make light work.

• He let the cat out of the bag.

Identify the phrase that includes rhyming:

• The bread was hard and stale.

• Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

• It’s raining, it’s pouring; the old man is snoring

• One day at a time.

The best way to understand the rhythm of a poem is to...

• Shout it loudly.

• Skim the words looking for patterns.

• Read it in your head.

• Read it out loud.