Form and Figurative Language

What are groupings of lines in poems?

• Paragraphs

• Stanzas

• Conventionals

• Meters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for extreme exaggeration?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the best definition for literal language?

• Phrases that follow the denotation

• When words are used creatively and imaginatively

• Giving a strong connotation to words

• Lines that end in a rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of form has a regular, repeating pattern?

• Structured

• Free

• Unconventional

• Blank

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is it called when poets directly compare two things with a shared element?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is this an example of?

"The moon was a pale ghost in the cloudy sky."

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is this an example of?

"The students spent an eternity learning to write introductions."

• Literal

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is another term for conventional form in poetry?

• Free Verse

• Structured Verse

• Literal

• Prose

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is NOT a good explanation of form?

• The arrangement of words, lines, and stanzas

• The structure or design of a poem

• The use of figurative or creative language in poetry

• The way a poem looks on a page

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

How many stanzas are in the poem?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4