ENG 2 Poetry Stations

How would you describe the difference between FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE and LITERAL LANGUAGE?

​ (a)   : A single line of words

​ (b)   : A group of lines

​ (c)   : Words at the end of several lines

that have the same sound

​ (d)   : The pattern formed by

end rhymes

• Line
• Stanza
• Rhyme
• Rhyme scheme

Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

What example did your group come up with?

Allusion: A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.

What example did your group come up with?

​ (a)   : Words that represent sounds

Example: The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse

​ (b)   : A repetition of sounds at the beginning of several

words in a line

Example: Frank phoned a friend (f sound).

​ (c)   : A repetition of vowel sounds within words

Example: It was late today when we made the cake. (a sound)

• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Assonance

Onomatopoeia: Words that represent sounds

What example of ONOMATOPOEIA did your group come up with?

Match the following

• does not rhyme or have a regular meter

• Free Verse Poetry:

• praises, celebrates, or honors

• Ode:

• follows a rhyme & expresses emotion

• Lyric Poetry:

What was the RHYME SCHEME of the poem in Station # 2?

• ABCCB

• BACBBA

• ABCBC

• AABBC