Poetry Unit

Read the sentence and answer the question below:

With the advent of motorized farm equipment, horses soon became too costly for farmers to keep.

What does advent mean?

• Acceptance

• Idea

• Introduction

• Selection

Read the sentence and answer the question below:

She was so adamant that I had to begin every school day with a healthy breakfast that she often chased down the school bus to give me something to eat.

What does adamant mean?

• Angry

• Healthy

• Reluctant

• Insistent

Read the sentence and answer the question below:

Honestly, in all candor, I will never know for certain how the dog was able to get the gate open and disappear so quickly.

What does candor mean?

• Honesty

• Disappearance

• Certainty

• Ability

Read the sentence and answer the question below:

Mrs. Ellen was always so kind when she had to chastise me: she never scolded, but gently corrected my blunders.

Which word provides the best clue to the meaning of chastise?

• Kind

• Scolded

• Gently

• Blunders

Read the sentence and answer the question below:

If brain size correlates to intelligence, why are squirrels so good at defeating my attempts to keep them out of the bird feeders?

Which synonym would best replace the word correlates?

• Prefers

• Consents

• Consents

• Compares

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• Your skin is as soft as peach fuzz.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• That baby eats like a pig.

• Our team captain is a rock.

Which is an example of simile?

• You are my sunshine.

• I will die if she asks me to the party.

• He runs like the wind.

• That dog's paws are monster trucks.

"The pen danced across the blank page" is an example of  . . .

• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Repetition

Define: Symbol

• A musical instrument
• An object or idea that represents emotion or feeling.
• A poem that tells a story
• the writer's attitude.

Define: Connotation

• the dictionary definition of a word
• a word that represents sound
• what you feel when you hear or read a word
• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words