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Poetry Analysis and Figurative Language
Poetry Analysis and Figurative Language
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6th grade Language Arts Review of poetry and figurative language
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In the final two lines of the poem, the speaker's tone is...
impatience
longing
dispair
confusion
2
At the time the photograph is taken the speaker is...
camera shy
very young
an old, old man
waiting for Christmas
3
What is the purpose of the line, "But still I return to the old albums"?
She has a brain injury
It conveys the author's anguish and glee
portrays the author's emotion about her relationship
many years have passed, and she is too old to remember
4
What is parallelism?
repeated grammatical structures to connect ideas
Words or phrases are repeated for emphasis
parallel opposites put together for contrast
comparison using like or as
5
What is the meaning behind "the silken home"?
the caterpillar
the tree
the butterfly's wings
the chrysalis
6
What is assonance?
repeated consonant sounds
words that make sounds
repeated vowel sounds
comparison using like or as
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Drip-hiss-drip-hiss- fall the raindrops.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
alliteration
8
Why does the writer say peace is “like a river”?
Rivers are water
Rivers keep moving in one direction
Rivers are blue and big
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How do you paraphrase?
only listing the central ideas of a passage
recap the theme or author's message
rewriting all of the important parts in your own words
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
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"Drip-hiss-drip-hiss- fall the raindrops." What type of language is this?
assonance
alliteration
sound device
figurative language
11
What is paradox?
comparison using like or as
absurd or contradicting statement
extreme exaggeration
giving non living things human traits
12
This is the hardest question that anyone has ever had to answer.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
13
What is iambic pentameter?
rhythmic poem with 10 syllables, stressed and unstressed
a group of lines in a poem, set into 4 stanzas
made up of iambes that are all stressed
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
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What is a stanza?
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
words that repeat
a group of lines in a poem
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
15
What is alliteration?
comparison using like or as
same sound at the end of words-consonants
same sound at beginning of words in a row-consonants
comparison without using like or as
16
The speaker cannot remember holding her sister's hand because
she dislikes her sister
many years have passed
the photograph scared her
She has a brain injury
17
Why does the writer say love is “like anocean”?
Oceans are ever moving
Oceans change
Oceans are salt water bodies
Oceans are incredilby large
18
How do you summarize a text?
recap the gist of the central ideas
create a strong theme statement in a complete sentence
create strong sensory details
give the smallest details and imagery
19
What is the
mood
of this poem? Mood=Me: how does it make me, the reader, feel?
happy to be alive and moving
excited, anxious
calm, peaceful, and reflective
sad, depressed, and lost
20
What is oxymoron?
comparison without using like or as
same sound at the beginning of words
comparison using like or as
placing opposite words together
21
What action is described in the third stanza of the poem?
kids playing on the beach
tide rolling in and out
A boat moving across the water
waves crashing
22
What does the word
lair
mean?
a resting or sleeping place
a tomb
an open place
an eating or growing place
23
What is the message of the song?
The person has found peace and solace
The person is in love with an ocean
The person is worried
the person is sad
24
What is a hyperbole?
same sound at the beginning
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
extreme exaggeration
25
Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold...
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
26
What is a couplet?
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
a group of lines in a poem
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
27
What does pentameros mean?
having five metrical feet
greek words meaning five stars
long sentences, and paragraphs
short phrases, may rhyme, may be numbered
28
The theme of this poem is...
only good things are forgotten
Remember the past can be painful to everyone
time can change feelings between people
relatives need to support each other
29
When the stooping sky / Leans down upon the hills
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
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Why did the poet say the caterpillar is like soft sculpture?
The simile shows it is pleasing to look at
it is still and broken
it's a metaphor to show that it looks like Christmas
They land on sculptures often
