Quiz Corrections 1.For each question, you must write the question on a separate sheet of paper. This includes all answer choices. 2.You must highlight the key words. 3.You must select the correct answer and explain WHY it is correct.
Types of Rhyme Perfect Rhyme – The end syllables sound the exact same –Ex: Cat – Hat Rhyme – Mime Imperfect Rhyme – The end syllables sound very similar but are not identical, the two words share a vowel sound –Ex: Thumb – Gun
Location of Rhyme Internal Rhyme – Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry, also known as middle rhyme –Ex: The fair wind blew, the white foam flew, End Rhyme – Rhyme that occurs at the ends of the lines of poetry –Ex: Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are
Lets Practice
What Type of Rhyme? While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
Answer Perfect Internal –Napping - Tapping
What Type of Rhyme? "Sir," said I, "or madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is, I was napping, and so gently you came knocking, And so faintly you came tapping at my chamber door,
Answer Perfect End –Implore - Door
What type of Rhyme? That perches in the soul, And never stops at all.
Answer Imperfect End –Soul – All
What type of Rhyme? I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
Answer Imperfect Internal –Depth - Breadth
Figurative Language vs. Literal Language Literally: words function exactly as defined The car is blue. He caught the football. Figuratively: figure out what it means I’ve got your back. You’re a doll.
Alliteration Alliteration – the repetition of the initial consonant sound Ex: Sally Sold Sea Shells by the Sea Shore Alliteration is used to create a rhythm and make words and sounds stand out
Simile Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.” Examples The metal twisted like a ribbon. She is as sweet as candy.
Metaphor Two things are compared without using “like” or “as.” Examples All the world is a stage. She has a stone heart.
Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the sound it represents Examples: Yelp! Bash! Crash!
Personification Giving human traits to objects, animals or ideas. Examples The sunlight danced. Water on the lake shivers. The streets are calling me.
Hyperbole Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect. Examples My house is a million miles from here. She’d kill me.
Understatement Expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of hyperbole. I’ll be there in one second. This won’t hurt a bit.
Lets Practice
1 Columbus thought he was going to India, so one could say that he was a little off course when he landed in North America.
Answer Understatement
2 Look out how you use proud words. When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back. They wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can’t hear you calling– Look out how you use proud words.
Answer Personification
3 The trees stood sickly, like burnt-out torches by a sick man’s bed
Answer Simile
4 I have so much homework tonight that it will take me forever!
Answer Hyperbole
5 The fire crackled as we sat nearby listening to Grandpa’s story.
Answer Onomatopoeia
6 William wailed while the waves washed ashore.
Answer Alliteration
7 But words is like the spots on dice: no matter how you fumbles ‘em, there’s times when they just won’t come.
Answer Simile
8 But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
Answer Perfect End Rhyme
9 My brain is fire My heart is lead Her soul is flint And what am I?
Answer Metaphor
10 With processions long and winding With the countless torches lit
Answer Hyperbole
11 Oh CRASH! my BASH! it's BANG! the ZANG!
Answer Onomatopoeia
12 And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils
Answer Personification
13 My mom makes marvelous moon-pies!
Answer Alliteration
14 He walked as softly as a cat And told me many lies
Answer Simile
15 Oh, never, if I live to be a million, Shall I feel such a terrible pain again
Answer Hyperbole
16 Fame is a bee It has a song It has a sting
Answer Metaphor
17 By the lakes that thus outspread Their lone waters, lone and dead Their sad waters, sad and chilly
Answer Personification
18 I’ll be there in a second.
Answer Understatment
19 The leaves are little yellow fish Swimming in the river
Answer Metaphor
20 Double, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Answer Perfect Internal Rhyme
21 As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.”
Answer Personification
22 Steve turned as white as a ghost when his father caught him stealing from his wallet.
Answer Simile
23 Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.
Answer Simile
24 Silver bells! Oh how they tinkle, tinkle; tinkle in the icy air of night.
Answer Personification
25 What happens to a dream delayed? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Answer Simile
26 I’d rather take a bath with a shark than do my homework.
Answer Hyperbole
27 Poets make pets of pretty words
Answer Metaphor
28 Definition: Repetition of the initial consonant sound
Answer Alliteration
29 Bang! There goes another firecracker.
Answer Onomatopoeia
30 Monday morning, As the children were fed, And sent to school, She crawled under the bed
Answer Perfect End Rhyme
31 The EOG contains just a few questions
Answer Understatment
32 Wealth turned its back to me
Answer Personification
33 ‘Cause I laugh like I got gold mines in my own back yard
Answer Simile
An old willow with hollow branches Slowly swayed his few high tendrils and sang 34
Answer Personification
35 The world became my garden!
Answer Metaphor
36 Death has reared himself a throne In a strange city lying alone
Answer Personifictaion
37 Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore
Answer Alliteration