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Poetry elements, figurative language

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Define Alliteration

Using the same sounds at the beginning of neighboring words

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Define repetition

Repeating something (sounds, words, phrases, or lines)

10

Define Imagery

Using words or images to help readers form pictures in their minds

10

Define metaphor

Comparing two things by saying that one thing is something else

10

Define simile

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

10

Define personification

Giving human qualities to something that is not human

10

Define stanza

A grouped set of lines in a poem

10

Which poem shows an example of imagery?

Bob's Job

15

How many stanzas are in the poem My Fat Cat?

5

15

Which poem contains examples of personification?

My Cat Knows Karate

15

Which poem shows the best examples of hyperbole?

My Fat Cat

15

Which poem contains examples of repetition?

Jelly Beans

15

In the poem A Pug Is A Dog, give an example of a simile.

He eats like a hog and snores like a whale.

20

In the poem, Fog, what is the author comparing the fog to?

a cat

20

How many stanzas are in the poem, My Cat Knows Karate?

6

10

How many stanzas are in the poem, A Pug is a Dog?

1

10