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This is an example of a/an:
This is an example of a/an:
This is an example of a/an:
This is an example of a/an:
She happily helped the homeless.
This is an example of a/an:
metaphor
alliteration
simile
This is an example of a/an:
This is an example of a/an:
He found a shell that shimmered in the shade.
This is an example of a/an:
alliteration
metaphor
simile
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
scheme
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
poetry
Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point
rhyme
repetition
stanza
alliteration
comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
metaphor
simile
alliteration
stanza
On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...
alliteration
personification
rhyme
stanza
comparing two unlike things using like or as
simile
metaphor
symbolism
imagery
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses
repetition
simile
metaphor
imagery
Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds
False
True
Words with a similar ending sound are called...
Equal
Rhythm
Repeated
Rhyme
A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
poem
stanza
line
personification
What are the red letters an example of?
The people along the sand (A)
All turn and look one way. (B)
They turn their back on the land. (A)
They look at the sea all day. (B)
As long as it takes to pass (C)
A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)
The wetter ground like glass (D)
Reflects a standing gull. (D)
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Alliteration
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?
There are a million things to do today.
There is nothing to do today.
There is a lot to do tomorrow.
There is a lot to do today.
Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole:
The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good.
The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it.
The statement, "I am so hungry I can eat a slice of pie" is a hyperbole. True or False?
True
False
I would swim a thousand seas to get to my son.
Hypebole
Not a hyperbole
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
repetition
rhyme
alliteration
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
rhyme
What is an oxymoron?
A form of "word play" in which the word has double meaning.
A saying with a little bit of wisdom is given
When two words are put together that contradict one another.
still moving
Which of these best defines imagery in poetry?
pictures that accompany poetry
comparison of one thing to another
language that appeals to the senses
imagination in poetry
Which of these is an example of the use of imagery?
The icy snow crunched underfoot.
Jack filled his plate with food.
Two chimneys rose from the house.
His mind was busily at work.
The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate;
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
from "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer
Which of these best describes the use of humor in the excerpt from "Casey at the Bat"?
pairing images that do not usually go together
using personification and metaphor for effect
describing a situation from an unusual perspective
using words that appeal to the senses of sight and sound
The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate;
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
from "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer
Which technique best contributes to the poem's humorous effect?
using irony so that readers are surprised to learn what happens at the end
combining two points of view in an unusual way
using images that appeal to the senses of touch and tase
describing a common situation from an unusual perspective
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
from "The Snowstorm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which is the best paraphrase of lines 1-2 from Emerson's poem?
The sky is full of wonder.
Great horns are blowing.
A snowstorm has come.
Wind blows over a field.
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
from "The Snowstorm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which best expresses the meaning of lines 3-5 in Emerson's poem?
The snow falls softly on the land.
The snow blots out everything.
Snow falls but does not stick.
The weather is cold and gloomy.
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
from "The Snowstorm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which best restates lines 6-9 of Emerson's poem?
Neighbors are isolated from one another by the storm.
Travelers stop to admire the beauty of the woods.
Families enjoy sitting around the fire together.
People are staying indoors during the storm.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date
-from "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare
Which of these best describes the overall impression of Shakespeare's sonnet?
The speaker loves summer more than autumn.
The speaker is expressing tender love for someone.
The speaker appreciates the different moods of summer.
The speaker feels that summer days pass too quickly.
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
-from "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Which of these best expresses the setting of Longfellow's poem?
a boat in the ocean
a town near the sea
a seashore near a town
a lonely road near town
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
-from "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Which imagery from Longfellow's poem appeals to the senses of touch and sight?
the tide rises, the tide falls
the twilight darkens
the traveller hastens
the sea-sands damp and brown
