This is a comparison in which one thing is said to be something else without the use of like, as, or than.

I felt like an ice cube!
This statement is an example of __________________.

Maybe my brother will loan us some cash.  He has tons of money.
This statement is an example of ______________________.

The wind howled it's final warning.  This statement is an example of ________________.

This is getting out of hand!

This statement is an example of a/an _________________________.

Betty Botter had some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
it would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter--
that would make my batter better."

So she bought a bit of butter,
better than her bitter butter,
and she baked it in her batter,
and the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
bought a bit of better butter.

This tongue twister contains which type of poetry sound?

The rain goes pitter patter.

What is the consonance in the statement above?

The song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" has a prominent "O" sound making this song a good example of which poetry sound?

Why do poets use repetition?

What kind of rhyme sound does this poem selection have?

Ode to Asparagus

by James Priomos

Asparagus, you are mighty.

You're wonderfully fantastic.

You're fifty times better than Raspberry Fudge Swirl.

Can you tell that I'm sarcastic?

This type of poetry describes objects, emotions, and ideas associated with a particular color.

This type of poetry includes the elements of plot.

This type of poetry is very fun, often taking on the form or silhoutte (outline) of it's topic.

In which type of humorous poetry do the 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines and the 2nd and 3rd lines rhyme?

This type of poetry sometimes ends with a synonym of the poem's first line/word.

What is the syllable pattern for a haiku poem?

What can have a pattern of AABB or ABAB?

This type of poetry follows this order: noun, action phrase, time phrase, place phrase, explanation.

This poem (or part of a poem) is like a sentence that is cut in two because when combined, it expresses one complete thought.

This type of poetry has 31 syllables.

Bang! Boom! Pow!  Are examples of this poetry sound.

The sun played hide and seek with the cloud. 

This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

This type of poetry spells out the topic by starting each line with the next letter of the word.

"Hiding somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill

Paying anything to roll the dice just one more time 

Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues

Oh, the movie never ends, it goes on and on, and on, and on…"

These Journey lyrics have what kind of rhyme?

You create the rules with this type of poetry.

How are assonance and consonance similar, and how are they different?