LA6B Unit 5 vocabulary

Context clues are:

• hints found within a sentence or paragraph that help understand the meaning of a new word

• a type of punctuation used in writing

• a method of memorization

• a form of literary device used in poetry

The beat in music or poetry is:

• a rhythmic unit

• a type of instrument

• a musical note

• a style of singing

What is figurative language?

• A type of language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation

• A language that is used only in formal settings

• A language that is used to communicate with animals

• A language that is used in computer programming

A metaphor is:

• a direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.

• a statement that contradicts itself.

• an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas

• A type of poem

• A form of argument

• A historical event

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

• A metaphor

• A simile

• An analogy

• A hyperbole

Rhyme is a literary device that involves the repetition of similar sounds, often at the end of lines in poems or songs.

• A literary device involving repetition of sounds

• A type of musical instrument

• A form of dance

• A style of painting

A rhyme scheme is:

• a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

• a type of musical instrument

• a form of dance

• a style of painting

Rhythm in poetry is:

• the pattern of sounds in a poem

• the use of metaphors in a poem

• the theme of a poem

• the length of a poem

A stanza is:

• a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

• a single line in a poem

• a type of rhyme scheme

• a form of punctuation