Poetry Basics

Simile or Metaphor ?

"Were like two peas in a pod"

• Simile

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

How do you know ?

Select ALL the words that rhyme with Frog.

• Log

• Book

• Hog

• Mood

What word rhymes with "Bright" ? Choose ALL that apply.

• Right

• Sight

• Rhyme

• Time

What poetry element does this poem use ?

• Alliteration

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Poetry

Simile or Metaphor ?

"My dog is as smelly as dirty socks"

• Metaphor

• Simile

Simile or Metaphor ?

"The clouds are balls of cotton."

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor ?

" Time is money."

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor ?

"She is as fast as a cheetah."

• Simile

• Metaphor

What two words make a Simile ?

• Like or As

• Me and you

• It and I

• As or He

What is Personification ?

• Giving someone a hug.

• Making a poem feel soft.

• Giving human traits to non living things

• Make a poem fun and happy.