Sec 1 Poetry Recap

What do you call the person who is speaking in the poem?

• Poet

• Character

• Speaker

• Author

Answer explanation

The "I" in the poem may not be the poet, because sometimes poets write from the perspective of someone else. Eg. the poet is an adult, but the speaker (referred to as "I" in the poem) may be a child.

How many stanzas are there in this poem?

• 1

• 5

• 20

Answer explanation

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem. Stanzas are like the 'paragraphs' of a poem.

What is a simile?

• Comparing one thing to another thing

• Repeating the same idea in different lines

• Comparing one thing to another thing using the words "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing things using "like" or "as"

• Giving you new understanding about a person or thing, by comparing it to another different thing.

• A detailed description of a person or thing

What is imagery?

• Writing about images

• Comparing two things, in order to create an image in the reader's mind

• Using words to create a picture or experience in the reader's mind

What is involved in imagery?

• One or more of the five senses

• Camera

• Human traits

What is personification?

• Comparing two different people

• Giving human traits to a non-human thing (eg. an animal or object)

• Using lots of details to describe a person

What literary device is being used? "I enjoyed a large slice of piping hot pizza."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

What literary device is being used? "I put my whole heart into playing basketball."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Symbolism

What literary device is being used? "I ran as fast as a cheetah when my package came."

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile