High School English Poetry

What is a metaphor? (REM)

• Word that imitates real life sounds.

• Describes the theme.

• Comparison without the use of "as" or "like".

• Stands in place of a noun.

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object is known as personification. (REM)

• True

• False

What is a hyperbole? (UND)

• An over-exaggeration

• Comparison

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Implies the opposite of what is said.

" Small crowd " is an example of ? (APP)

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Simile

What does it mean when someone says " Everything i say falls on deaf ears ". ( EVA)

• Everyone is deaf.

• No one is listening to them.

• The words on their ears.

• The words are falling.

The lesson or message of a poem is referred to as the ______? (UND)

• Theme

• Analysis

• Rhyme

• Tone

The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the

• Authoritarian

• Speaker

• Silent author

• Writer

The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as

• Timing

• Bad attitude

• style

• tone

A _______________ poem has 14 lines with a set rhyme scheme.

• stanza

• systematic

• sonnet

• metaphoric

“The tires screeched on the pavement as John turned the sharp corner.” The word screeched is an example of which poetic device?

• tone

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• paradox