Warm up

What poetry device do the names Micky and Minnie use.

• hyperbole

• similie

• rhyme

• alliteration

Which is an example of alliteration?

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall.

• The sky is blue and so are you.

• Lucy jumps a hundred feet in the air.

Which one of these words has a menacing connotation?

• observe

• follow

• stalk

• pursue

Which one of these words does not belong?

• follow

• lead

• hunt

• pursue

Which of these words has neutral connotation?

• follow

• hunt

• stalk

• prey

Finnish this rhyme:

A reader is ______

• a leader

• really cool

• rad

• smart

Which word fits in this sentence:

_______ is a nice day outside.

• Its

• It's

• Slay

• Bro

Finnish this alliteration:

Guitar _______

• Hero

• Guy

• Gym

• Bizarre

Finnish this rhyme:

Guitar _______

• Hero

• Guy

• Gym

• Bizarre

When someone says that it's:

raining cats and dogs

• they're being literal

• their being literal

• they're being figurative

• their being figurative