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What FIVE things do you write about in a colour/emotion poem?
sight, sound, touch, taste, smell
How many syllables are in LINE 2 of a HAIKU?
7 syllables
True or False: The rhyme scheme for Limericks is AABBA?
TRUE
True or False: The rhyme scheme for Limericks is ABABA?
FALSE
Identify the HYPERBOLE in "Mort Aux Chats" (Death to Cats)?
"cats eat seven times their own weight in food each week"
What is a verb?
a word used to describe an action; a "doing" word
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
What is an adjective?
Words that describe a noun
What is the rhetorical question in "The Flustards"?
"But waiting for what...?
Identify the REPETITION in "The Flustards" by Dr Seuss?
"And" "NEVER" are repeated
What is a simile?
the comparison of one thing with another, used to make a description more vivid, using the words "like" or "as".
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked to make a point rather than to get an answer.
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech where you describe something by saying it is something else, even though it's not literally the same
What is hyperbole?
Over exaggerating in a poem for effect.
What is repetition in poetry?
A word or phrase that is repeated in the poem.
What is the definition of ellipses?
3 dots that show an absence of words for certain effect.
What are truncated sentences?
a shortened sentence with missing words, often for a casual or concise effect
What is enjambment?
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without punctuation
What is rhyme?
a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words that make the beat in a poem.
What is a rhyme scheme?
a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words at the end of the line in poems.
What are syllables?
the smallest unit of spoken language that can be uttered in a single, uninterrupted sound.
What is the definition of tone?
How the author has written their feelings or attitude toward the subject matter.
What is a ballad?
a poem or song that tells a story, often with a focus on a dramatic or emotional event
What is an epic poem?
a long narrative poem, usually centered around the deeds of a hero.
What is an acrostic poem?
a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase.
What is a free verse poem?
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm.
What is a limerick?
a five-line poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme.
What is a haiku?
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5, with images of the nature throughout.
What is a sonnet?
A poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme.
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