Vocabulary #3

Aria, Rohan, and Abigail are in a band. They are arguing about what a 'lyric' is. Can you help them settle the debate?

• A lyric is a type of poem.

• A lyric is a musical instrument.

• A lyric is a type of dance move.

• A lyric is a word or phrase used in a song.

Imagine Michael and Lily are playing a video game and Michael just performed an amazing move. Lily exclaimed, 'That was epic!'. According to Lily, what does 'epic' mean?

• Awesome

• Eternal

• Not great

• Picture

Imagine Daniel, Anika, and Mia are in a poetry competition. They are asked to write a haiku. Can you help them understand what a haiku is?

• A haiku is a type of sushi roll.

• A haiku is a type of martial art.

• A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines.

• A haiku is a type of dance originating from Japan.

Aria, Abigail, and Maya are participating in a poetry competition. They have to write an elegy. Can you help them by defining what an elegy is?

• A poem or song expressing sorrow or lamentation

• A type of dance originating from Latin America

• A type of flower commonly found in gardens

• A type of bird known for its colorful plumage

Isla, Aria, and Benjamin are having a debate about the meaning of the word 'sonnet'. Can you help them settle the argument?

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

• A type of car

• A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

During a poetry class, Luna and Noah were discussing a term they learned. Can you help Avery define 'couplet'?

• A type of dance performed by two people.

• A type of fruit that grows in pairs.

• A pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

• A type of clothing that is worn by couples.

Aria, Nora, and Olivia are having a debate about the meaning of the term 'ODE'. Can you help them by choosing the correct definition?

• A lyrical poem meant to be sung

• A poem with a specific meter

• A past boyfriend of Emily

• Kitt's middle school nickname

Grace, Scarlett, and Samuel are having a debate about alliteration. Can you help them by defining alliteration?

• Repetition of the same meaning or idea in different words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Imagine Abigail and James are having a conversation about literature. Abigail says, 'A metaphor is a type of painting', while James says, 'A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as''. Evelyn, who is listening to their conversation, says, 'A metaphor is a comparison using the words 'like' or 'as''. Who is correct?

• James is correct

• Abigail is correct

• Evelyn is correct

• None of them are correct

Maya, Abigail, and Mason are having a debate. Maya says a simile is a type of dance move, Abigail thinks it's a type of fruit, and Mason believes it's a type of computer program. But, do you know what a simile really is?

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of dance move.

• A simile is a type of fruit.

• A simile is a type of computer program.