What is an onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates the sound it represents
What is theme?
The message that the poem or story conveys. (What the author wants you to know)
True or False: "Love That Dog" and "Hate That Cat" are narrative poems?
True
What is rhythm in poems?
The poem follows a beat like in music
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same beginning constant sound in multiple words
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
The attitude or tone an author creates? (The emotions you feel after reading)
Mood
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a rhyme scheme?
A pattern of rhymes. Letters at the end of each line break
How do words rhyme?
The words have the same ending sound
How did Jack feel about poetry at first in "Love That Dog"
Not confident
What is a idiom?
A phrase that has meaning different than the literal words
What poet inspires Jack's writing?
Walter Dean Myers
What is a line break in poems?
A place where the line ends
Why does Jack's mother use sign language?
She is deaf
What is personification?
Gives human qualities to non-human objects or things
What is meter?
The stressed and unstressed syllables that create a rhyme scheme
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally
How did Jack's feelings about poetry change by the end of "Love That Dog"?
He started to feel more confident
What is a stanza?
A poem version of a paragraph