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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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Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold...
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
2
Your eyes are a shadowy seaIn the starry darkness of night.
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
3
The speaker cannot remember holding her sister's hand because
the photograph scared her
many years have passed
she dislikes her sister
4
What is poetry?
a genre of literature that may rhyme, short phrases, and fun
long sentences that rhyme and are grouped in stanzas
Words that relate to one another
5
Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
6
What is end rhyme?
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
no rhyming
rhyming at the middle of a line of poetry
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
7
My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit;
alliteration
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
8
What is a metaphor?
comparison without using like or as
sound words
extreme exaggeration
comparison using like or as
9
Why did the poet say the caterpillar is like soft sculpture?
it looks like christmas
it is pleasing to look at
it is still
10
What is the silken home?
the tree
the chrysalis
the caterpillar
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What is a hyperbole?
same sound at the beginning
comparison without using like or as
extreme exaggeration
comparison using like or as
12
Gracefully she sat down sideways, / With a simper smile
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
13
In the final two lines of the poem, the speaker's tone is...
confusion
impatience
longing
14
What is internal rhyme?
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the middle of a line of poetry
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
no rhyming
15
My love is like a red, red rose.
repetition
alliteration
simile
metaphor
16
What is a stanza?
a group of lines in a poem
words that repeat
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
17
What is alliteration?
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
same sound at beginning of words in a row
same sound at the end of words
18
What makes poetry unique?
short phrases, may rhyme, may be numbered
short phrases, follows grammar rules
long sentences, and paragraphs
19
This is the hardest question that anyone has ever had to answer.
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
20
What does the word
lair
mean?
an open place
a resting or sleeping place
an eating or growing place
21
What is the message of the song?
the person is sad
The person is worried
the person is peaceful
22
Why does the writer say love is “like anocean”?
Oceans change
Oceans are salt water
Oceans are very big
23
What is rhyme?
same sound at the beginning of words
same sound at the end of words
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
24
What is a couplet?
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
a group of lines in a poem
25
What action is described in the third stanza of the poem?
tide rolling in and out
kids playing on the beach
waves crashing
26
At the time the photograph is taken the speaker is...
waiting for Christmas
camera shy
very young
27
When they found him dead, His hand was cold as lead.
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
28
What is a quatrain?
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
a group of lines in a poem
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
29
When the stooping sky / Leans down upon the hills
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
30
What is the
mood
of this poem? How does it make you feel?
excited, anxious
sad, depressed
calm, peaceful
31
Why does the writer say peace is “like a river”?
Rivers are water
Rivers are blue and big
Rivers keep moving in one direction
32
What is imagery?
language appeals to senses
sound words
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
33
Drip-hiss-drip-hiss- fall the raindrops.
simile
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
34
What is rhyme scheme?
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
no rhyming
The pattern of rhyme within a poem
35
What is personification?
extreme exaggeration
comparison using like or as
giving non living things human traits
comparison without using like or as
36
The tear-drop trickled to his chin: / There was a meaning in her grin
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
rhyme
37
The theme of this poem is...
relatives need to support each other
only good things are forgotten
time can change feelings between people
38
The wind and the rain, the wind and the rain, Tinkle and drip, tinkle and drip--
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
39
What is repetition or refrain?
comparison without using like or as
Words or phrases are repeated for emphasis
comparison using like or as
sound words
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What is figurative language?
Words that rhyme
Language that doesn't literally mean what it says
Words that relate to one another
