Sound Devices and Figurative Language in Poetry

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4. Jeopardy Comprehension 2 Sound Devices Figurative Language Poetry Types Poetic Structure Comprehension 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

5. “Crash!” “Bang!” “Fizz!” What type of sound device is this? A 100

6. Onomatopoeia A 100

7. Sally sells seashells by the seashore What type of sound device is this? A 200

8. Alliteration A 200

9. “Do you choose to chew blue goo?” What type of sound device is this? A 300

10. Assonance A 300

11. Because I do not hope to turn againBecause I do not hopeBecause I do not hope to turnDesiring this man's gift and that man's scopeI no longer strive to strive towards such things(Why should the aged eagle stretch its wings?)Why should I mournThe vanished power of the usual reign? • From “Ash Wednesday” by TS Elliot • What type of sound device is being presented in lines 1-3? A 400

12. Repetition A 400

13. “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly, there came a tapping…” • From “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe • What type of sound device showcased here? A 500

14. Alliteration A 500

15. This type of figurative language features an extreme exaggeration B 100

16. Hyperbole B 100

17. Heat Lightning by Dave McCaulSomeone must be taking photographs outsideUnable to sleep, I part the curtains of my bedroom window But my backyard is empty—no photographers lurking in the bushes I gaze skyward and see that the culprits are up above, air-borne An overeager paparazzi, their flash bulbs popping in quick successionHeavenly bodies, dressed up for an all-night party, mug for the camera Networks of lightning bring disparate gatherings togetherSolar particles bump into one another like people on a crowded dance floor The thunderstorm is a strobe light flashing on my bedroom wall Distant music I cannot hear keeps the party-goers moving In my pajamas, I am like a rude guest, sloppily dressed Hair mussed with static electricity, eyes dark-circled and tired No sleeping tonight—this party isn't over until dawn. Which lines from the poem show an example of a simile? A. Heavenly bodies, dressed up for an all-night party, mug for the camera B. Solar particles bump into one another / like people on a crowded dance floor C. An overeager paparazzi, their flash bulbs popping in quick succession D. But my backyard is empty—no photographers lurking in the bushes B 200

18. B. Solar particles bump into one another / like people on a crowded dance floor B 200

19. Heat Lightning by Dave McCaul Someone must be taking photographs outsideUnable to sleep, I part the curtains of my bedroom window But my backyard is empty—no photographers lurking in the bushes I gaze skyward and see that the culprits are up above, air-borne An overeager paparazzi, their flash bulbs popping in quick successionHeavenly bodies, dressed up for an all-night party, mug for the camera Networks of lightning bring disparate gatherings togetherSolar particles bump into one another like people on a crowded dance floor The thunderstorm is a strobe light flashing on my bedroom wall Distant music I cannot hear keeps the party-goers moving In my pajamas, I am like a rude guest, sloppily dressed Hair mussed with static electricity, eyes dark-circled and tired No sleeping tonight—this party isn't over until dawn.  Which line or lines from the poem is an example of a metaphor? A. Hair mussed with static electricity, eyes dark-circled and tired B. Distant music I cannot hear / keeps the party-goers moving C. I gaze skyward and see that the culprits are up above, air-borne D. The thunderstorm is a strobe light / flashing on my bedroom wall B 300

20. D. The thunderstorm is a strobe light / flashing on my bedroom wall B 300

21. That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur. What type of figurative language is this? B 400

22. Hyperbole B 400

23. The teapot sang as the water boiledThe ice cubes cackled in their glassthe teacups chattered to one another.While the chairs were passing gasThe gravy gurgled merrily As the oil danced in a pan.Oh my dinnertime chorusWhat a lovely, lovely clan! • From “Dinnertime Chorus” • What type of figurative language is being presented in this poem? B 500

24. Personification B 500

25. Frozen flakes fall down Frosty breath comes from my mouth It is winter time What type of poem is this? C 100

26. Haiku C 100

27. There once was a man made of stone, • Couldn’t hold the telephone, • Because it would break • __________________ • And so he was all alone • What line best completes the appropriate rhyme scheme for the limerick? • In his fist made of stone • Because he was so strong • With each call he’d make C 200

28. C – with every call he’d make C 200

29. 'Twas Friday morn when we set sail, And we had not got far from land, When the Captain, he spied a lovely mermaid, With a comb and a glass in her hand.Oh the ocean waves may roll, And the stormy winds may blow, While we poor sailors go skipping aloft And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below And the land lubbers lay down below.Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship, And a jolly old Captain was he; "I have a wife in Salem town, But tonight a widow she will be."- from “The Mermaid” What type of poem is this likely an excerpt from? C 300

30. A ballad C 300

31. DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

32. The black bear goes to the river he tries to spot a fishhe sees onehe sticks his paws in the water he gets onebut it slips outof his pawshe tries againbut it slips againthe black beardecides to get someberries insteadhe gets themhe finds a logand has asnooze for the day. What type of poem is this? C 400

33. A free verse poem C 400

34. This is an example of what type of poem? C 500

35. A concrete poem C 500

36. This type of rhyme can also be called an “approximate rhyme.” D 100

37. Half rhyme D 100

38. Rhythm is a pattern of stressed an unstressed ___________ in a line of poetry. Fill in the blank D 200

39. syllables D 200

40. I'll sing you a poem of a silly young kingWho played with the world at the end of a string,But he only loved one single thing—And that was just a peanut-butter sandwich. • His scepter and his royal gowns,His regal throne and golden crownsWere brown and sticky from the moundsAnd drippings from each peanut-butter sandwich. • From Peanut Butter Sandwich by Shel Silverstein • 3. _______ What is the rhyme scheme stanza one in the poem Peanut Butter Sandwich? D 300

41. AAAB D 300

42. I'll sing you a poem of a silly young kingWho played with the world at the end of a string,But he only loved one single thing—And that was just a peanut-butter sandwich. • His scepter and his royal gowns,His regal throne and golden crownsWere brown and sticky from the moundsAnd drippings from each peanut-butter sandwich. • From Peanut Butter Sandwich by Shel Silverstein • Locate the half rhyme in stanza 2. D 400

43. Mounds (rhymes with “gowns” and “crowns”) D 400

44. Better Batterby c.safosIn between the beats and whirs,the cake mixer twists its metal linkslike the spin of a couple dancing.I can smell the melted butter.It smells like a carnival. The mixing bowl is where sweet teeth go.The batter is thick.As it's poured, it clouds and clumps overon itself like pillow lava.If the batter were a dream,it would take only an instant to bake.The billowing scent would balloonuntil the morning chimes,clanging and clinking and ringing untilthe cake is as full as the sun and twice as yellow. Locate the type of figurative language being used in stanza 3, lines 2-3. D 500

45. Cake batter is being compared to lava D 500

46. Better Batterby c.safosIn between the beats and whirs,the cake mixer twists its metal linkslike the spin of a couple dancing.I can smell the melted butter.It smells like a carnival. The mixing bowl is where sweet teeth go.The batter is thick.As it's poured, it clouds and clumps overon itself like pillow lava.If the batter were a dream,it would take only an instant to bake.The billowing scent would balloonuntil the morning chimes,clanging and clinking and ringing untilthe cake is as full as the sun and twice as yellow.  Read these lines from the poem: “until the morning chimes / clanging and clinking and ringing until / the cake is as full as the sun and twice as yellow.” The fifth stanza provides an image of A. how eating a cake makes people feel full. B. how yellow and full the cake is when it is baked. C. a happy time the people experience at a carnival. D. a dream of many people on a sunny day. E 100

47. B. How yellow and full the cake is when it’s baked E 100

48. Anne was so excited about her weekend vacation that she couldn't stop talking about it all day. All she did was talk about her vacation. She couldn't talk about anything else. She was a real broken record. Why does the author compare Anne to a broken record? A. to show that Anne talks about the same thing over and over again B. to show that Anne is a spoiled girl who spends way too much money C. to show that Anne likes to break things that do not belong to her  D. to show that Anne likes music and likes to play records all the time E 200

49. A (Annie talks about the same thing too much) E 200

50. Harvesting Wheatby A. GautamWhen it rains,water mixed with the windshoves the greenthat sways.Green waves in the wheat fieldcreate ripplessprinkled with gold.The farmers waitfor the days of harvest.The crows waitfor the fallen grains.They watch each otherwith eagle eyes—the prey and the victim,waiting for treasure hunt. The author uses the phrase "green waves in the wheat fields / create ripples / sprinkled with gold" to show: A. the wheat field is actually used for gold farming. B. the speaker sees the ocean everywhere C. the wind makes the wheat look like waves. E 300