Words in Poetry and Imagination

What does the word "creative" mean?

• Very easily broken

• Having the power to do something in a new or imaginative way

• Providing a picture in words

• Stretched out or extended

Which word describes something that is very easily broken?

• Creative

• Descriptive

• Brittle

• Outstretched

What does "descriptive" mean?

• A comparison made without like or as

• Providing a picture in words

• Words with the same middle and ending sound

• Pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

What does "outstretched" mean?

• Stretched out or extended

• A comparison made using like or as

• Very easily broken

• Having the power to do something in a new or imaginative way

What is a "metaphor"?

• A comparison made using like or as

• A comparison made without like or as

• Words with the same middle and ending sound

• Pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

What is a "simile"?

• A comparison made using like or as

• A comparison made without like or as

• Providing a picture in words

• Stretched out or extended

What does "rhyme" mean?

• Words with the same middle and ending sound

• Pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

• A comparison made using like or as

• Very easily broken

What is "meter" in poetry?

• A comparison made without like or as

• Pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

• Providing a picture in words

• Stretched out or extended

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The world is a stage.

• Her smile is like the sun.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The stars are diamonds in the sky.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The cat is as quiet as a mouse.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car zoomed like a rocket.

• The classroom was a zoo.