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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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Why did the poet say the caterpillar is like soft sculpture?
it is still
it is pleasing to look at
it looks like christmas
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What is rhyme?
same sound at the end of words
comparison without using like or as
same sound at the beginning of words
comparison using like or as
3
What is the message of the song?
The person is worried
the person is sad
the person is peaceful
4
My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit;
metaphor
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
5
What is poetry?
Words that relate to one another
a genre of literature includes intense rythmic writing
long sentences that rhyme and are grouped in stanzas
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When they found him dead, His hand was cold as lead.
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
7
What is a hyperbole?
extreme exaggeration
same sound at the beginning
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
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What is the silken home?
the chrysalis
the caterpillar
the tree
9
The theme of this poem is...
time can change feelings between people
only good things are forgotten
relatives need to support each other
10
The tear-drop trickled to his chin: / There was a meaning in her grin
simile
metaphor
rhyme
onomatopoeia
11
What is a stanza?
4 lines that rhyme in a poem
2 lines that rhyme in a poem
a group of lines in a poem
words that repeat
12
What is end rhyme?
rhyming at the end of a line of poetry
rhyming at the beginning of a line of poetry
no rhyming
rhyming at the middle of a line of poetry
13
This is the hardest question that anyone has ever had to answer.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
14
What is repetition or refrain?
comparison without using like or as
sound words
comparison using like or as
Words or phrases are repeated for emphasis
15
What does the word
lair
mean?
a resting or sleeping place
an open place
an eating or growing place
16
What is imagery?
language appeals to senses
sound words
comparison using like or as
comparison without using like or as
17
When the stooping sky / Leans down upon the hills
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
18
At the time the photograph is taken the speaker is...
very young
camera shy
waiting for Christmas
19
What action is described in the third stanza of the poem?
kids playing on the beach
waves crashing
tide rolling in and out
20
Why does the writer say love is “like an ocean”?
Oceans are salt water
Oceans are very big
Oceans change
21
What is figurative language?
Words that rhyme
Language that doesn't literally mean what it says
Words that relate to one another
22
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
23
What is personification?
extreme exaggeration
comparison using like or as
giving non living things human traits
comparison without using like or as
24
Drip-hiss-drip-hiss- fall the raindrops.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
25
My love is like a red, red rose.
metaphor
alliteration
repetition
simile
26
Why does the writer say peace is “like a river”?
Rivers are blue and big
Rivers keep moving in one direction
Rivers are water
27
Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold...
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
28
The wind and the rain, the wind and the rain, Tinkle and drip, tinkle and drip--
onomatopoeia
metaphor
personification
simile
29
In the final two lines of the poem, the speaker's tone is...
longing
confusion
impatience
30
What is a metaphor?
comparison without using like or as
comparison using like or as
sound words
extreme exaggeration
31
The speaker cannot remember holding her sister's hand because
the photograph scared her
many years have passed
she dislikes her sister
32
Gracefully she sat down sideways, / With a simper smile
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
33
What is internal 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
34
What is alliteration?
same sound at beginning of words in a row
comparison using like or as
same sound at the end of words
comparison without using like or as
35
Your eyes are a shadowy seaI the starry darkness of night.
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
36
What is the
mood
of this poem? How does it make you feel?
excited, anxious
calm, peaceful
sad, depressed
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Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
