Transcript Poetry Review Game

Figurative
Language
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The toast jumped out of the toaster.
This is an example of what type of
figurative language?
Personification
POP!
This is an example of what type of
figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
She sells seashells by the
seashore.
This is an example of what type of
figurative language?
Alliteration
The wind danced through the
leaves.
What type of figurative language is
this?
Personification
Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers.
What type of figurative language is
this?
Alliteration
Hit the books.
What does this idiom mean?
To study
He is as skinny as a
toothpick.
What does this hyperbole
mean?
That he is very skinny.
Under the weather.
What does this idiom mean?
That you are sick or not feeling
well.
It is so cold, even a polar
bear would need a jacket.
What does this hyperbole
mean?
That it is really cold!
In a pickle.
What does this idiom mean?
To be in trouble or to be
stuck in a bad situation.
Now There's Cookies
Some go crunch Some are
soft You must
agree Home-made is
boss.
Warm or gooey Square or
round Cream in the
middle Chips abound.
Oreo cookies I'll take
more Animal
crackers Where's the
horse?
Of shortbread,
chocolate Peanut butter,
crisp-- There's no more
left I ate the last six.
How many
stanzas does
this poem have?
4 stanzas
There once was a big brown cat
That liked to eat a lot of mice.
He got all round and fat
Because they tasted so nice.
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABAB
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember
‘We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in
September,’
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
Magical
In which line
can you find this
word?
Line 3
The Bee Poem
A poem is a busy bee Buzzing in
your head. His hive is full of hidden
thoughts Waiting to be said.
His honey comes from your
ideas That he makes into
rhyme. He flies around looking
for What goes on in your mind.
When it's time to let him out To
make some poetry, He gathers up
your secret thoughts And then he
sets them free.
How many
stanzas does this
poem have?
3 stanzas
Inside
Inside the house I get
ready Inside the car I go to
school Inside the school I
wait for the bell to ring
What is repeated in this
poem?
Inside
'How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!’
How many
stanzas does
this poem
have?
2 stanzas
It’s raining cats and dogs.
What does this idiom mean?
That it is raining really hard.
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
What is the rhyme scheme?
AABB
There once was a wonderful star Who thought she
would go very far Until she fell down And looked like
a clown She knew she would never go far.
How many lines does a limerick
have?
5 lines
The water balloons went splat as
they hit the ground.
What is the onomatopoeia word in
the sentence?
splat