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POETRY - 7

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    Poetry term/Elements of Poetry/Figurative language
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  • I eat my honey, I’ve done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on my knife.
    a - b - a - b
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  • In the morning the city Spreads its wings Making a song In stone that sings.
    a - b - c - b
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  • The ageless volcano opens its wound.
    The old volcano erupts
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  • We could not see the moon’s face or hear the whispers of the wind.
    We walked in the darkness and the still night. / It's dark and quite
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  • What figure of speech that you notice in the sentence? "We’ve been driving all day and we didn’t stop for lunch. We’re hungry as hunters."
    We're hungry as hunters. Simile
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  • Stanza is ....
    A grouping of lines
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  • What is a single row of words in a poem called?
    Line
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  • What are words that rhyme in this poem?
    house - mouse
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  • How many lines are in this poem?
    8
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  • "He would write, but his hours are as busy as bees in the sun."
    Simile
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  • compares two unlike things using "as" or "like"
    simile
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  • What is figurative language or other words that are used to paint a visual picture for the reader?
    Imagery
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  • The setting sun tinged the sky bright pink, casting a preternatural glow over the town.
    visual
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  • As he bit into the juicy burger, a variety of spices danced upon his tongue.
    Taste
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  • She awoke to the chirping of birds and the soft whisper of a breeze as it passed through the tree outside her window.
    Auditory / Hearing
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  • Adam ate apples all day is an example of what?
    Alliteration
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