High School English Poetry

What is a metaphor? (REM)

• Word that imitates real life sounds.

• Describes the theme.

• Comparison without the use of "as" or "like".

• Stands in place of a noun.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object is known as personification. (REM)

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a hyperbole? (UND)

• An over-exaggeration

• Comparison

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Implies the opposite of what is said.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

" Small crowd " is an example of ? (APP)

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does it mean when someone says " Everything i say falls on deaf ears ". ( EVA)

• Everyone is deaf.

• No one is listening to them.

• The words on their ears.

• The words are falling.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The lesson or message of a poem is referred to as the ______? (UND)

• Theme

• Analysis

• Rhyme

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the

• Authoritarian

• Speaker

• Silent author

• Writer

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as

• Timing

• Bad attitude

• style

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

A _______________ poem has 14 lines with a set rhyme scheme.

• stanza

• systematic

• sonnet

• metaphoric

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

“The tires screeched on the pavement as John turned the sharp corner.” The word screeched is an example of which poetic device?

• tone

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10