Poetry & Figurative Language Review

Figurative language is when language is used figuratively and not literally. You have to interpret or figure out what it means or represents.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?

• rhyme scheme

• rhythm

• repetition

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is poetry that does NOT follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

• lyrical

• free verse

• alliteration

• cinquain

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification

• verse

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?

• rhyme

• repetition

• alliteration

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

What is a stanza?

• A line
• A grouping of lines
• A poem
• A title

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which is an example of "alliteration?"

• Sam slowly slips on the slide.
• I went to the store.
• The Cat in the Hat
• Who is the king of the classroom?

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"

• NO!
• Go.
• Swish!
• Stop

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"You seem to be a pretty smart cookie" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• mood

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D