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Poetry Analysis and Figurative Language
Poetry Analysis and Figurative Language
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Language Arts Review of poetry and figurative language
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The speaker cannot remember holding her sister's hand because
the photograph scared her
she dislikes her sister
many years have passed
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What does the word
lair
mean?
an open place
an eating or growing place
a resting or sleeping place
3
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
4
When they found him dead, His hand was cold as lead.
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
5
What makes poetry unique?
short phrases, may rhyme, may be numbered
short phrases, follows grammar rules
long sentences, and paragraphs
6
Drip-hiss-drip-hiss- fall the raindrops.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
simile
7
At the time the photograph is taken the speaker is...
camera shy
very young
waiting for Christmas
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What is rhyme scheme?
no rhyming
The pattern of rhyme within a poem
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
9
The theme of this poem is...
relatives need to support each other
time can change feelings between people
only good things are forgotten
10
What is the
mood
of this poem? How does it make you feel?
excited, anxious
calm, peaceful
sad, depressed
11
My love is like a red, red rose.
alliteration
repetition
metaphor
simile
12
What is imagery?
language appeals to senses
sound words
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
13
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
14
Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold...
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
15
In the final two lines of the poem, the speaker's tone is...
impatience
confusion
longing
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What is the silken home?
the tree
the chrysalis
the caterpillar
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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
18
When the stooping sky / Leans down upon the hills
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
personification
19
What is alliteration?
same sound at the end of words
same sound at beginning of words in a row
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
20
Why does the writer say peace is “like a river”?
Rivers are blue and big
Rivers are water
Rivers keep moving in one direction
21
What is a stanza?
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
words that repeat
a group of lines in a poem
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What is end rhyme?
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the middle of a line of poetry
no rhyming
23
The tear-drop trickled to his chin: / There was a meaning in her grin
simile
rhyme
onomatopoeia
metaphor
24
My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit;
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
simile
25
What is a metaphor?
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
sound words
extreme exaggeration
26
What action is described in the third stanza of the poem?
waves crashing
tide rolling in and out
kids playing on the beach
27
Why did the poet say the caterpillar is like soft sculpture?
it is still
it is pleasing to look at
it looks like christmas
28
The wind and the rain, the wind and the rain, Tinkle and drip, tinkle and drip--
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
29
What is personification?
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
giving non living things human traits
extreme exaggeration
30
Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
31
What is a hyperbole?
extreme exaggeration
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
same sound at the beginning
32
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
33
What is internal rhyme?
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the middle of a line of poetry
no rhyming
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
34
Why does the writer say love is “like anocean”?
Oceans are salt water
Oceans change
Oceans are very big
35
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
36
Your eyes are a shadowy seaIn the starry darkness of night.
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
37
This is the hardest question that anyone has ever had to answer.
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
38
Gracefully she sat down sideways, / With a simper smile
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
39
What is the message of the song?
The person is worried
the person is sad
the person is peaceful
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What is repetition or refrain?
Words or phrases are repeated for emphasis
comparison without using like or as
sound words
comparison using like or as
