Poetry and Figurative Language

Poetry is....

An exaggerated statement

The title of a poem...

Comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

She was treated like a queen on her birthday

The rest of the test was smooth sailing since she knew every single answer.

The cat on the mat sat with the bat is an example of

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

Which rhyme scheme is AAA BBB CCC

Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal, I could see that she was truly sad is a

comparing two unlike things using like or as

Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.

True or False: All poems rhyme

Crash, ZOINK, MOO, BOOM, and POP are examples of...

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

Multiple of these make up a stanza

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

He texted me a million times is an example of

True or False: The speaker of a poem is the author

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

Type of poem that follows no set pattern of rhyme or rhythm

Several lines grouped together in a poem

A funny poem with a strong beat

The wind chill slapped me in the face while I walked to school is an example of

Using an object in literature to represent a big idea, like a white dove representing innocence

Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things

True or False: Poetry is always written in complete sentences.

A seven line stanza

A poem consisting of three lines and 17 syllables