Poetry & Figurative Language

How many verses (or lines) are in this poem?  How many stanzas?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• AABAA

• AABBAA

• ABBA

• AABBCC

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What type of figurative language is used in the underlined phrases?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is used in the underlined words in the poem?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why is the figurative language used in the underline words in the poem?

• To show how hard something is

• To describe what someone is doing in a park

• To show how easy something is

• To show someone walking in the park

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What type of figurative language is used in this poem?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why does the author use the simile in the poem?

• To describe the color of a road

• To take the reader to a road

• To describe how long a road is

• I don't know.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of poem is this (based on the number of lines and the topic)?

• Haiku

• Limmerick

• Rhymed verse

• Free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

How does the author use the type of figurative language in the underlined words?

• To explain that their room is a garbage dump

• To compare their room to a garbage dump

• To tell that their room is a garbage dump

• To show the readers a visual of their room

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5