Poetry!

a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as"

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a figure of speech in which nonhuman things or abstract ideas are given human attributes: the sky is crying; dead leaves dances in the wind

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

the occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words: cat/hat; observe/deserve 

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• rhyme
• simile

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples are: clippety-clop; zing; splat

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• onomatopoiea

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. Many expressions are examples: tons of money; waiting for ages

• alliteration
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• simile

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the repetition of the same sound or similar sounds at the beginning of words; Some famous examples are tongue twisters such as: Betty Botter bought some butter

• alliteration
• onomatopoiea
• rhyme
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually  by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected.  Examples are: the world is a stage; a sea of troubles

• simile
• rhyme
• personification
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or false: Most poems use sensory language to help the reader to see, hear, smell, taste or feel what's happening.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

True or false: Poems must rhyme and have short lines.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Poems that do not rhyme and do not have a structured format are called...

• non-rhyme poetry
• free verse

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9