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