Comparing 2 unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Personification is...

When nonhuman objects are given human characteristics.

An example of a simile is...

"His handshake felt like a wet fish"

An example of an onomatopoeia is...

The horse clip-clopped down the cobblestone road.

An example of alliteration is...

snap! Snake found her slippery supper.

Repetition of vowel sounds in close succession.

Extreme exaggeration of the facts.

Personification is when...

when nonhuman objects are given human characteristics

An example of an idiom is...

I’ve got a frog in my throat.

The deliberate re-use of a word or phrase for effect.

Pattern of regular stressed & unstressed syllables in words

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Poetry Analysis - Year 7

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1
When I analyse a poem I do it in...
I don't know how to analyse a poem.
Dot points
Single words only
Full sentences
2
The repetition of the FINAL sound of a word is called...
Rhythm
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
A poetic device
3
A simile is...
A song by Kanye.
A poetic device that has to do with rhythm.
Comparing two like things to each other
Comparing 2 unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
4
Personification is...
When a person is given nonhuman characteristics.
When a poem is about a person
When nonhuman objects are given human characteristics.
A poetic device that gives a poem rhythm.
5
An example of a simile is...
"The rusty spigot sputters, utters a splutter"
"making my eyes feel red"
"His handshake felt like a wet fish"
"The sky is grouchy gray"
6
The 'I' in THIEVES stands for...
Introduction
Inform
Eyeball
iPad
7
An example of an onomatopoeia is...
The horse clip-clopped down the cobblestone road.
There was a loveliness to the night sky
I don't like poetry
The baby cried and cried all night long
8
An example of alliteration is...
Life is a barren field
lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy Jane
There are things that gruffoon late in the night
snap! Snake found her slippery supper.
9
The purpose of a text is ...
To use poetic devices.
Persuade, inform and entertain
Perform, inform and energise
Give the reader something to do.
10
Assonance is...
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs
Repetition of vowel sounds in close succession.
Repetition of consonant sounds throughout a poem.
There are things that gruffoon in the late afternoon.
11
Hyperbole is...
Extreme exaggeration of the facts.
The comparison of two unlike objects
The name of Ms. Kidd's horse.
Using corresponding letters to represent rhyming patterns.
12
Personification is when...
when nonhuman objects are given human characteristics
The poem is about a person
You give the poem a person's name
The last words in every line rhyme
13
An example of an idiom is...
I’ve got a frog in my throat.
As happy as a pig in mud.
Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
She is a peacock.
14
Repetition is...
The deliberate re-use of a word or phrase for effect.
The rhythm of the poem.
When the poem rhymes.
Not used in poetry.
15
An example of a rhyming pattern is...
1234
AB, AB
ABCD
1, 2, 1, 2
16
Which is better to use to analyse a poem?
THIEVES
PIE
STEP UP
Just reading the poem
17
Rhythm is...
Patterns within a poem
Pattern of regular stressed & unstressed syllables in words
Words that have the same sound.
Something a drummer takes care of.
18
The two Ps in STEP UP stand for...
Poetic Devices and Punishment
Purpose and Plan
Poetic Devices and Plan
Poetic Devices and Purpose

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