Elements of Poetry

A group of lines in poetry is called

• a stanza

• rhyme scheme

• rhyming

• verses

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What uses like or as to compare two apparently unlike things?
(a)  

• Simile 
• Metaphor 
• Hyperbole 
• Repetition 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Imagery appeals to the ______________.

• brain
• senses
• crazy people
• memory

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life"

How many stanzas are in this poem?

(a)  

• There are 2 stanzas.
• There are 3 stanzas.
• There are 5 stanzas.
• There is one stanza.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay."

How many lines are in this poem?

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 
(a)  

• Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 
• Her best friend was writing in her diary.
• Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
• Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
(a)  

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is a metaphor?

(a)  

• A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
• A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
• A type of poem in which two things are compared

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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