CMAS Poetry

The repetition of beginning sounds.

• repetition

• alliteration

• rhyme

• meter

My love for you is a rose is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• rhyme

The rain danced on the roof is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Ring! Ring! is an example of...

• rhyme

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise is an example of...

• metaphor

• rhyme

• simile

• onomatopoeia

My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...

• cleverness

• alliteration

• a rude comment

• personification

What type of figurative language is being used in Line 3 "Life is a broken-winged bird"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

If we had to cite evidence from the 4th line of this poem, how would the citation be written?

• (Langston Hughes)

• (Hughes)

• (Langston, Line 4)

• (Hughes, Line 4)

• (Langston Hughes, Line 4)

What is the message/lesson this poem teaches?

• Sometimes you can work hard and it won't be enough.

• Always try your best, because you will never regret it.

• Work hard only on things that you like to do.

• Help others as much as you can to become your best.

How many lines are in this poem?

• 10

• 4

• 8

• 9