Poetry Review for 5th Grade

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What is a stanza in a poem?

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A group of lines forming a unit.

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing 2 things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What does the metaphor 'the bleachers were a disaster area' mean?

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Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

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Fill in the blank: The sun __________ down on the Earth (personification).

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smiled.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an example of alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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What is the purpose of rhyme in poetry?

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To create a musical quality and enhance the flow of the poem.

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What is an acrostic poem?

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A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.