Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

"Her smile was as bright as sunshine." This is an example of...

All of the following are examples of onomatopoeia except

_____ is the literary device that engages the human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

The repetition of vowel sounds

A group of lines in poetry is called

The repetition of sounds at the end of words is known as

The pattern of rhyming in poetry is known as

a poem that has no specific rhyme scheme or structure

a three lined poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern; usually about nature

A song-like narrative that has a specific rhyme scheme and structure

A five lined poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

This poem is an example of a

This poem is an example of a

This poem is an example of

This poem is an example of

This poem is an example of

What is lonely?

What does the word stamp mean?

What does the word scold mean?

What does the word spread mean?

What does might mean?

I ate the __ole cake.

I have __eep in my farm.

__eck your work.

I like to do ma__ problems.

I have a pink wa_____.

What word rhymes with flowing?

What is the repeating sound on this poem?

Down the slippery slide they slid

Sitting slightly sideways;

Slipping swiftly see them skid

On holidays and Fridays.

What is a stanza?

What is a poet?

What does describe mean?

What is a stanza?

What does rhyme mean?

What is an adjective?

What is rhythm?

Poetry is always happy.

A group of related lines in a poem:

"Her smile was as bright as sunshine." This is an example of...

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

A _____ is the comparison of two things in which one is said to be another.

When words end in the same sounds, it is called _____.

A comparison of two things using the words like or as is called a _____.

Max's marvelous muffins is an example of ....

All of the following are examples of onomatopoeia except

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

What does this example of hyperbole mean: This suitcase weighs a ton!

"The lake was a golden mirror." This is an example of ...

The place where a line of poetry ends to give a poem a particular look is called ...

A word or line that is repeated throughout a poem to create a certain effect is ...

What is rhythm?

Which of the following is a simile?

What type of poem is made of only 3 lines, with a total of 17 syllables?

Why would a poet use personification?

Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...

_____ is the literary device that engages the human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

A direct comparison NOT using like or as is called ...

What structure is poetry written in?

Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

Define "rhyme."

Rhythm gives poetry a ___ quality.

In poetry, what is "meter?"

What is a group of lines in a poem (set up like the "paragraphs" of poetry) called?

What is the message of a poem called?

This word describes a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in a poem - the "beat."

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

Poetry is...

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

Several lines grouped together in a poem

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed

comparing two unlike things using like or as

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

Poets may use sounds devices to make a poem more vivid or to create a tone or mood. _________________ is the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words or syllables.

A ________________ implies the comparison instead of directly stating it.

Poets use _______________________ to write about an idea, an object, or an animal as if it were human.

______________ uses like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.

Poets use _______________, or language that appeals to the senses, to help readers visualize what they read.

_________________ uses words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe, such as hiss and thud.

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, gives a line of poetry a predictable ___________________, or pattern of beats.

A group of lines is called a _______________________.

To what does the poet compare the wind in stanza 1?

What words in stanza 2 describe how the wind and cowboy sound?

The poet uses the imagery in stanza 3 to help the reader visualize-

What words in lines 8-10 tells you it is a similie?

Line 16 is important to the poem because it shows that-

But that cowboy wind is a changeable wind.

The tone of a poem is the poet's

Read the passage and choose the word that best describes the tone. Alice got an A or her essay

And, I don't understand why.

She doesn't work as hard

or write as well as I do.

Choose the word that best describes the tone in the passage:

It had been another long day at achool.

I sighed as I started my homework,

Realizing

It would take forever to finish

Which of the following lines is the best example of slang?

Rhythm is the repeating patterns of sounds

What is a group of lines called that form a verse?

Words with a similar ending sound are called...

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

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)

When a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis

The pattern of rhyme in a poem

The overall message or life lesson of a poem

The main subject of the poem

Repetition of beginning sounds of words

Giving human qualities to a non-human animal, object, or idea

Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader's mind

The beat of a poem

An exaggeration for effect

A word that imitates the sound it represents

A row of words in a poem

A metaphor that carries the comparison through several lines or throughout an entire poem

A group of lines in a poem

A comparison between two unlike things using like or as

A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as; stating that something IS something else

What is the pattern of a rhyme a poem follows called?

The author of a poem is called the

What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break?

I am who I am.

I do not care.

You are who you are.

Let them all stare.

Everyone, young or old,

Needs someone to listen

As their stories are told.

The difference is yours to make.

A minute from your busy day

Is all it would take.

Take a minute and lend an ear.

Listen intently

To what you hear.

The people along the sand

All turn and look one way.

They turn their back on the land.

They look at the sea all day.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ________________.

What is the definition of poetry?

What is a poet?

Why do poets use line breaks in a poem?

Why do poets use white space in a poem?

What type of poetry am I?

- Syllable pattern: 5-7-5

- Always about outdoors/nature

- Short

What type of poetry am I?

- Creates a mental picture

- Has rhythm and a beat

- Read like a song

What type of poetry am I?

- Creates a mental picture

- Doesn't follow the rules

- Doesn't have to rhyme

What is the first thing that you do when you are handed a poem?

"Her sweater was so soft, reminding me of a smooth bunny or a fluffy cotton ball."

Which sense is the poet appealing to?

"The ding of the school bell rang through the hallway."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

"The peppermint was minty and fresh."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

"With the brownies in the oven, the smell of chocolate filled the air."

"The leaves danced as the wind shook the tree."

What sense is the poet appealing to?

For One Westbuck, yell out to the rest of the class "A stanza is a paragraph in a poem"

For One Westbuck, yell out to the rest of the class

"Poetry doesn't have to rhyme, I repeat, a poem does not have to rhyme, thank you"

When writing a letter to the editor, what should you write at first?

When writing a letter to the editor, what should you write at first?

Which of the followings is a GOOD "introduction" for a letter to the editor?

Which of the followings is a GOOD "introduction" for a letter to the editor?

How many words should our letter be...?

How many words should our letter be...?

You write a letter to the editor in response to...?

You write a letter to the editor in response to...?

A letter to the editor has to be written in a very formal way.

A letter to the editor has to be written in a very formal way.

For 1,000 pts for your hour, yell to the class "life is poetry, and poetry is life son"

For One Westbuck, go to the ben q board and write a Salutation on it.

For a 1,000 points for your hour, stand up and announce the following:

"Dear class, this is the greatest class of all time. Sincerely 'your name'. "